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Thurston Moore

1958 - Today

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Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thurston Moore is the 1,275th most popular musician (up from 1,684th in 2019), the 6,578th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,478th in 2019) and the 458th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Thurston Moore ranks 1,275 out of 3,175Before him are Laurindo Almeida, Christian Zacharias, Pat Smear, Vitas, Paul Gray, and Alexi Laiho. After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Collins, Julius Katchen, Antonio Janigro, Sven Väth, and Noodles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thurston Moore ranks 227Before him are Jeannie Longo, Peter H. Gilmore, Mark Moses, Rodion Cămătaru, Colm Feore, and Bernard Fellay. After him are Sylvester Groth, Sergei Makarov, Yu Rongguang, Mircea Geoană, Monica Guerritore, and Marcos Paquetá.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thurston Moore ranks 6,579 out of 20,380Before him are Paul Gray (1972), Eugene V. Debs (1855), James Salter (1925), Connie Willis (1945), Herbert Copeland (1902), and Paul George (1990). After him are Frank Gorshin (1933), Lawrence Lessig (1961), Barry Van Dyke (1951), David Hammond (1881), Sean Paul Lockhart (1986), and Sandy Koufax (1935).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Thurston Moore ranks 458Before him are Clark Terry (1920), Trent Reznor (1965), Tom Hamilton (1951), Gary Peacock (1935), Pat Smear (1959), and Paul Gray (1972). After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Albert Collins (1932), Julius Katchen (1926), Noodles (1963), John Mellencamp (1951), and Big Joe Turner (1911).