MUSICIAN

Al Kooper

1944 - Today

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Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is an American retired songwriter, record producer, and musician. Throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the Bob Dylan song "Like a Rolling Stone", French horn and piano on the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", and lead guitar on Rita Coolidge's "The Lady's Not for Sale". He also joined and named Blood, Sweat & Tears. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Kooper has received more than 1,500,751 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Al Kooper is the 1,133rd most popular musician (up from 1,195th in 2019), the 5,547th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,885th in 2019) and the 394th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Kooper ranks 1,133 out of 3,175. Before him are John Mellencamp, Randy Jackson, Frank Thomas, Billy Cox, David Bryan, and Bob Brookmeyer. After him are Glenn Danzig, Gary Peacock, Travis Barker, Jay Chou, Bruce Kulick, and Alex Van Halen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Al Kooper ranks 416. Before him are Uschi Glas, František Pospíšil, Monica Bleibtreu, Antal Nagy, Jimmy Johnstone, and Julio Montero Castillo. After him are Patrick Devedjian, Andrew Loog Oldham, Terry Jacks, Miguel Ríos, Jiří Holík, and Dominique Lavanant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Kooper ranks 5,547 out of 20,380. Before him are Anne Haney (1934), Margaret Taylor (1788), Michael Tomasello (1950), Margaret Colin (1958), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), and Robert Byrd (1917). After him are Strom Thurmond (1902), Mark Forest (1933), Mike Wallace (1918), Cesar Chavez (1927), Ida B. Wells (1862), and Glenn Danzig (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Kooper ranks 394. Before him are John Mellencamp (1951), Randy Jackson (1961), Frank Thomas (1912), Billy Cox (1939), David Bryan (1962), and Bob Brookmeyer (1929). After him are Glenn Danzig (1955), Gary Peacock (1935), Travis Barker (1975), Bruce Kulick (1953), Paul Butterfield (1942), and Scott LaFaro (1936).

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