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MUSICIAN

Bruce Fairbairn

1949 - 1999

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Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a Canadian record producer. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999, and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are Slippery When Wet and New Jersey by Bon Jovi, Permanent Vacation, Pump, and Get a Grip by Aerosmith, The Razors Edge by AC/DC, and Balance by Van Halen, each of which sold at least three million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce Fairbairn has received more than 361,812 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Bruce Fairbairn is the 2,291st most popular musician (down from 2,135th in 2019), the 708th most popular biography from Canada (down from 634th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bruce Fairbairn ranks 2,291 out of 2,662Before him are Naomi Munakata, Evelyn Glennie, Show Lo, Nigel Olsson, Roy Z, and Steve Lillywhite. After him are Ray Luzier, Criss Oliva, Allen Lanier, Mark Jansen, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Vanessa Carlton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bruce Fairbairn ranks 652Before him are Zygmunt Kalinowski, Claudia Kolb, Don Muraco, Christina Heinich, Peter Navarro, and Nigel Olsson. After him are Günther Schumacher, Tapio Kantanen, Walter Browne, Denis Johnson, Jack Reed, and Pat Condell. Among people deceased in 1999, Bruce Fairbairn ranks 289Before him are Bobby Troup, Mary Kay Bergman, Naomi Mitchison, Marguerite Chapman, Guy Tunmer, and Vikram Batra. After him are Walter Lini, Ella Mae Morse, John Chafee, Zoë Lund, Peggy Cass, and Tomoo Kudaka.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bruce Fairbairn ranks 708 out of 1,350Before him are Karen Magnussen (1952), Katharine Isabelle (1981), Tessa Virtue (1989), Martin St. Louis (1975), Patrick Chan (1990), and Alan van Sprang (1971). After him are Vanity (1959), Richard Harmon (1991), Milt Schmidt (1918), Donald Woods (1906), Brad Armstrong (1965), and Peter Outerbridge (1966).

Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Bruce Fairbairn ranks 36Before him are Angela Hewitt (1958), Hank Snow (1914), Guy Lombardo (1902), Adam Gontier (1978), Shawn Drover (1966), and John Rutsey (1952). After him are Sam Rivers (1977), Deadmau5 (1981), Michael Brook (1952), Isabelle Boulay (1972), Hugh Dillon (1963), and Tiga (1974).