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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 844,047 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bill Frisell is the 1,307th most popular musician (up from 1,391st in 2019), the 6,480th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,914th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 840k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Frisell ranks 1,307 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe Jackson, Adrian Vandenberg, James Jamerson, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Steve Jordan, and Lou Donaldson. After him are Rudolf Firkušný, Trent Reznor, Johnny Griffin, Heinrich Schiff, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Neil Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bill Frisell ranks 329. Before him are Lyudmila Narusova, Tom Wopat, Michel Aupetit, Charlie Dominici, Dariush, and Peter Davison. After him are Debra Jo Rupp, Heinrich Schiff, Anatoly Alyabyev, Giovanni Battaglin, V. S. Ramachandran, and Björn Andersson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Frisell ranks 6,480 out of 20,380. Before him are Milton S. Hershey (1857), Gilda Radner (1946), James Salter (1925), Robert Ettinger (1918), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), and Mike Kelley (1954). After him are Abigail Fillmore (1798), Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), Gayle Rubin (1949), Ron Leibman (1937), Pete Ricketts (1964), and Steve Allen (1921).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Frisell ranks 462. Before him are Patti Scialfa (1953), Jim Keltner (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), James Jamerson (1936), Steve Jordan (1957), and Lou Donaldson (1926). After him are Trent Reznor (1965), Johnny Griffin (1928), Brad Whitford (1952), Steve Swallow (1940), Bernard Edwards (1952), and Cliff Martinez (1954).

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