Researching Ed Thrasher
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 172 people with the Thrasher surname? In that year Thrasher was ranked number 3407 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ed means "Form of EDWARD - guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Ed Thrasher on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ed Thrasher and the Thrasher Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 130 people with the Thrasher surname in the UK? Thrasher is now ranked number 3920 for popularity in the UK. |
Thrasher Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Thrasher surname in the USA? Thrasher is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Ed Thrasher
Ed Thrasher
Edward Lee Thrasher Jr. (March 7, 1932 – August 5, 2006), known as Ed Thrasher, was an American art director and photographer. He was the recipient of numerous Grammy Award nominations for his work on album covers and won a Grammy for Best Album Package in 1974 for the Mason Proffit cover Come & Gone. He worked with many recording artists, such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and The Beach Boys.
He was born in Glendale, California, to a Los Angeles city councilman. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and in 1957 began working at Capitol Records as an assistant, later becoming art director and photographer. In 1964, he joined Warner Brothers, where he designed a number of album covers, including The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced, Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, the Grateful Dead's Anthem of the Sun and The Doobie Brothers' Toulouse Street.
He was married to Linda Gray from 1962 to 1983.
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