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Steve Albini

1962 - 2024

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Steven Frank Albini ( al-BEE-nee; July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024) was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981–1987), Rapeman (1987–1989) and Shellac (1992–2024), and engineered acclaimed albums such as the Pixies' Surfer Rosa (1988), PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, Nirvana's In Utero (both 1993) and Manic Street Preachers' Journal for Plague Lovers (2009). Albini was born in Pasadena, California, and raised in Missoula, Montana. After discovering the Ramones as a teenager, he immersed himself in punk rock and underground culture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Steve Albini is the 1,946th most popular musician (up from 2,206th in 2024), the 10,341st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,688th in 2019) and the 762nd most popular American Musician.

Steve Albini is most famous for being the frontman of the influential 1980s punk band Big Black, as well as his work as a highly sought-after recording engineer and producer known for capturing aggressive and uncompromising sounds for iconic rock and punk albums such as Nirvana's In Utero.

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Among musicians, Steve Albini ranks 1,946 out of 3,175. Before him are Baaba Maal, Cedar Walton, Sébastien Izambard, Matthew Tuck, Central Cee, and Flavor Flav. After him are Lily Allen, John Prine, Colin Greenwood, Red Mitchell, Rupert Holmes, and Chris Hillman.

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Among people born in 1962, Steve Albini ranks 432. Before him are Uwe Hohn, Sabine Busch, Pam Shriver, David Arnold, Toshihiko Seki, and Sergio Casal. After him are Ali Smith, Donato Gama da Silva, Anne Le Ny, Arnaud Montebourg, Colin Clarke, and Janine Turner. Among people deceased in 2024, Steve Albini ranks 449. Before him are David Bordwell, Kenjiro Shinozuka, Achim Müller, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Yamini Krishnamurthy, and José Carlos de Almeida. After him are Edward Lowassa, Rupert Keegan, Aigars Fadejevs, Wolfgang de Beer, Jim Inhofe, and Charles Dierkop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Albini ranks 10,343 out of 20,380. Before him are Mavis Staples (1939), Charles Brackett (1892), Robin Givens (1964), Richard Rush (1780), Flavor Flav (1959), and Madge Bellamy (1899). After him are Robert Schwartzman (1982), Una Merkel (1903), Mark Esper (1964), Tim O'Brien (1946), F. Albert Cotton (1930), and Norman Taber (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Albini ranks 762. Before him are Jimmy Heath (1926), Buddy Miles (1947), Steve Gaines (1949), Anthony Braxton (1945), Cedar Walton (1934), and Flavor Flav (1959). After him are John Prine (1946), Red Mitchell (1927), Chris Hillman (1944), Aaron Lewis (1972), Tony MacAlpine (1960), and Paul Motian (1931).

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