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Angus MacLise

1938 - 1979

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Angus William MacLise (March 14, 1938 – June 21, 1979) was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground who abruptly quit due to disagreements with the band playing their first paid show. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angus MacLise has received more than 344,682 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Angus MacLise is the 1,280th most popular composer, the 10,472nd most popular biography from United States and the 118th most popular American Composer.

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  • 340k

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  • 40.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Angus MacLise ranks 1,280 out of 1,216. Before him are Enoch Sontonga, George Whitefield Chadwick, William Bolcom, John Stainer, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, and Ludger Stühlmeyer. After him are Dave Stewart, Stephen Schwartz, Jerry Herman, Harald Kloser, Yuzo Koshiro, and Alexander Goehr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Angus MacLise ranks 484. Before him are Robert Hughes, Dawn Wells, John Connelly, Giorgio Puia, Stanley Fish, and William Bolcom. After him are Abel Laudonio, Alan Rees, Richard Goldstone, Gerry Byrne, Yevgeni Mayorov, and Charles Wuorinen. Among people deceased in 1979, Angus MacLise ranks 245. Before him are Loren Murchison, Carl Laemmle Jr., Yuri Krylov, Edgar Buchanan, Lowell George, and Charles Coughlin. After him are Akwasi Afrifa, Laurie Bird, Shirley Mason, Gracie Fields, John F. Seitz, and J. G. Farrell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Angus MacLise ranks 10,472 out of 18,182. Before him are Chloe Jones (1975), Francis X. Bushman (1883), Rasheed Wallace (1974), Josiah McCracken (1874), Susan Rice (1964), and C. J. Ramone (1965). After him are Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Lou Pearlman (1954), Victoria Rowell (1959), Dick Jones (1927), Mike Flanagan (1978), and Vincent Matthews (1947).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Angus MacLise ranks 118. Before him are Fred Ebb (1928), Brian Tyler (1972), Joel Goldsmith (1957), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854), William Bolcom (1938), and Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884). After him are Stephen Schwartz (1948), Jerry Herman (1931), David Del Tredici (1937), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Charles Wuorinen (1938), and Robert Ashley (1930).

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