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Steve Vai

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Steven Siro Vai ( VYE; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released 11 solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Vai is the 385th most popular musician (up from 424th in 2019), the 2,285th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,322nd in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Vai ranks 385 out of 3,175. Before him are Marguerite Long, Franco Battiato, Zayn Malik, John McLaughlin, Johnny Ramone, and Enrico Macias. After him are Manu Dibango, Mick Taylor, Matthias Jabs, Joe Strummer, Serj Tankian, and Djivan Gasparyan.

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Among people born in 1960, Steve Vai ranks 70. Before him are Sarah Brightman, James Spader, John Galliano, Gjorge Ivanov, Željko Obradović, and Barham Salih. After him are Fayez al-Sarraj, Neil Gaiman, Bushra al-Assad, Kim Wilde, Naoki Urasawa, and Hirohiko Araki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Vai ranks 2,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Seka (1954), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Chris Brown (1989), Frank Borzage (1894), Abner Doubleday (1819), and Johnny Ramone (1948). After him are Sojourner Truth (1797), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Stanley Donen (1924), Solomon Northup (1808), Hetty Green (1834), and John Ratcliffe (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Vai ranks 107. Before him are Jerry Reed (1937), John Hammond (1910), Dave Mustaine (1961), Robby Krieger (1946), Michael McDonald (1952), and Johnny Ramone (1948). After him are John Phillips (1935), Count Basie (1904), Tony Levin (1946), Peter Criss (1945), Liberace (1919), and Wayne Shorter (1933).

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