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Sterling Morrison

1942 - 1995

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Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock band the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. Unlike bandmates Lou Reed, Doug Yule, John Cale, Maureen Tucker and Nico, Morrison never released a solo album or made recordings under his own name. He was nevertheless an essential element of the group's sound as a guitarist whose percussive and syncopated rhythm playing and melodic lead parts provided the foil for Lou Reed's improvisational rhythm and lead guitar riffs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sterling Morrison is the 1,201st most popular musician (down from 1,063rd in 2019), the 6,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,211th in 2019) and the 420th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sterling Morrison ranks 1,201 out of 3,175. Before him are Simon Wright, Stjepan Hauser, Andrew Loog Oldham, Carlo Alfredo Piatti, Noddy Holder, and Tony Williams. After him are Martin Birch, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jason Becker, Helen Merrill, Edoardo Bennato, and Paul Bley.

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Among people born in 1942, Sterling Morrison ranks 387. Before him are Pascal Lainé, Ramiro de León Carpio, Michael Eisner, Carlos Hathcock, Kent Andersson, and Wu Ma. After him are Egil Olsen, Boubacar Traoré, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Deirdre McCloskey, Tomasz Stańko, and Leon Russell. Among people deceased in 1995, Sterling Morrison ranks 190. Before him are Frank Silva, Vladislav Listyev, Joe Slovo, Anatoly Tarasov, René Wellek, and Karl Gruber. After him are Gavriil Kachalin, József Bencsics, Francesco Camusso, Emmanuel Roblès, Alexander Knox, and Margaret Woodbridge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 6,232 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (1926), Gerald McRaney (1947), Beals Wright (1879), Arlo Guthrie (1947), Buddy Rogers (1921), and Tony Williams (1945). After him are Edward Gibson (1936), Thomas Berger (1924), Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Todd Haynes (1961), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), and Daniel Morgan (1736).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 420. Before him are David Paich (1954), Dave Farrell (1977), Matisyahu (1979), Son House (1902), Paul Chambers (1935), and Tony Williams (1945). After him are Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Jason Becker (1969), Helen Merrill (1930), Gene Clark (1944), Joe Henderson (1937), and Dave Alexander (1947).

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