Researching Brian Ahern
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 319 people with the Ahern surname? In that year Ahern was ranked number 3260 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Brian means "Strong" and is of Celtic origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brian Ahern and the Ahern Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1255 people with the Ahern surname in the UK? Ahern is now ranked number 2884 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Brian Ahern
Brian Ahern (footballer)
Brian Ahern (born 15 November 1952 in Glasgow), is a Scottish former football midfielder.
Ahern is best known for his time at Clyde, where he holds the current record for most league appearances in the history of the club, at 420 appearances. He made 504 appearances in all competitions. Ahern was also the captain during the latter stages of his Clyde career, and he captained the side to the Scottish Second Division trophy during their centenary year.
He was the solitary Clyde player selected for a Glasgow Select XI against the Football League XI to mark the Silver Jubilee in 1977, but was an unused substitute. Ahern was picked for the Scotland semi professional team in 1981.
Source: Brian Ahern (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBrian Ahern (producer)
Brian Ahern, CM (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian record producer and guitarist. He has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including 12 albums for Anne Murray; 11 albums for Emmylou Harris (to whom he was also married for seven years); he also produced discs for Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell, Don Williams, Jesse Winchester, and Linda Ronstadt. Ahern was entered into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006 in Saint John, New Brunswick. He was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer during The Americana Music Association Awards at the Ryman Auditorium, in Nashville TN. on Thursday, 9 September 2010 by former wife Emmylou Harris and musician Rodney Crowell.
Ahern became renowned for his recording studio Enactron Truck, which produced over 40 gold and platinum records (including Bette Midler's The Rose and Barbra Streisand's A Star Is Born).
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