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Barney Kessel

1923 - 2004

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Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barney Kessel has received more than 490,565 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Barney Kessel is the 958th most popular musician, the 4,715th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,733rd in 2019) and the 335th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Barney Kessel ranks 958 out of 2,662. Before him are Eddy Grant, Pitbull, Francis Cabrel, Larry Coryell, Diana Krall, and Sean Paul. After him are David Paich, Layne Staley, Zakk Wylde, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Lennie Tristano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Barney Kessel ranks 215. Before him are Brendan Behan, Simeon ten Holt, Madeleine Lebeau, Jim Reeves, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, and Giulio Cabianca. After him are Carlos Páez Vilaró, Morris Halle, Giuseppe Rotunno, Alice von Hildebrand, Nirmala Srivastava, and Rentarō Mikuni. Among people deceased in 2004, Barney Kessel ranks 147. Before him are Briek Schotte, Agnes Martin, Rick James, Jacques Georges, Carlo Rustichelli, and Juan Carlos Aramburu. After him are Carvalho Leite, Orvar Bergmark, Tony Randall, Paul Sweezy, Maxime Rodinson, and Ivan Hlinka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barney Kessel ranks 4,715 out of 18,182. Before him are Grace Coolidge (1879), Leo Huberman (1903), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), Susan George (1934), Seymour Hersh (1937), and Brian Krause (1969). After him are Carol Potter (1948), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), David Paich (1954), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Jimi Jamison (1951), and Jonathan Winters (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Barney Kessel ranks 335. Before him are Kid Ory (1886), Hank Mobley (1930), Albert Collins (1932), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Pitbull (1981), and Larry Coryell (1943). After him are David Paich (1954), Layne Staley (1967), Zakk Wylde (1967), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Lennie Tristano (1919), and Pharoah Sanders (1940).

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