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Brian Setzer

1959 - Today

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Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra. In 1987, he made a cameo appearance as Eddie Cochran in the film La Bamba. In February 2025, Setzer shared that he has an autoimmune disease which prevented him from playing guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2024). Brian Setzer is the 1,867th most popular musician (down from 1,552nd in 2024), the 9,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,824th in 2019) and the 722nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Setzer ranks 1,867 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Steele, Big Walter Horton, Stefan Schwarzmann, Tracii Guns, Mike Garson, and Alex Acuña. After him are Salil Chowdhury, Gene Ammons, Daniel Johnston, Yuja Wang, Lasse Holm, and David Vincent.

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Among people born in 1959, Brian Setzer ranks 404. Before him are Daniel Goldhagen, Raf, John Lauridsen, Susanna Clarke, Sylvia Hanika, and Paula Yates. After him are Domiziana Giordano, Vladimír Franz, Michael Scott, Vagiz Khidiyatullin, Trond Sollied, and Lene Hau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Setzer ranks 9,936 out of 20,380. Before him are AJ Michalka (1991), Summer Glau (1981), Tracii Guns (1966), Mike Garson (1945), Winston Churchill (1871), and Clifford Odets (1906). After him are Polly Holliday (1937), Gene Ammons (1925), Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), Daniel Johnston (1961), and Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brian Setzer ranks 722. Before him are Joey Castillo (1966), Wes Borland (1975), Michael Steele (1955), Big Walter Horton (1921), Tracii Guns (1966), and Mike Garson (1945). After him are Gene Ammons (1925), Daniel Johnston (1961), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), Lucky Thompson (1924), and Butch Vig (1955).

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