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Bill Frisell

1951 - Today

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William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant in the Downtown Scene in New York City, where he formed a long working relationship with composer and saxophonist John Zorn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Frisell has received more than 772,969 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Bill Frisell is the 1,396th most popular musician (up from 1,398th in 2019), the 6,928th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,903rd in 2019) and the 533rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 770k

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  • 46.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Frisell ranks 1,396 out of 2,662Before him are Larry Mullen Jr., Jim Root, Geoff Nicholls, John Lurie, Blind Blake, and Janine Jansen. After him are Harold Budd, Heinrich Schiff, David Hungate, Bernard Sumner, Pyotr Mamonov, and Mike Chapman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bill Frisell ranks 337Before him are Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Ray Kennedy, Zoltán Ribli, Janis Ian, Ali Farzat, and Dean Barrow. After him are Don Quarrie, Heinrich Schiff, Pyotr Mamonov, Walter Steiner, André Hazes, and Robben Ford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Frisell ranks 6,928 out of 18,182Before him are Debra Hill (1950), Anita Page (1910), Albert Gutterson (1887), Robert Trivers (1943), Wilbur Ross (1937), and Lloyd Kaufman (1945). After him are Eleanor Powell (1912), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Harold Budd (1936), William Haines (1900), Warren Farrell (1943), and Mike Farrell (1939).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Frisell ranks 533Before him are Shawn Crahan (1969), Vinny Appice (1957), Nat Adderley (1931), Jim Root (1971), John Lurie (1952), and Blind Blake (1893). After him are Harold Budd (1936), David Hungate (1948), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), David Bryan (1962), Robben Ford (1951), and Larry Graham (1946).