MUSICIAN

Billy Sheehan

1953 - Today

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William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician known for playing bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playing style, including the use of chording, two-handed tapping, "three-finger picking" technique and controlled feedback. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Sheehan has received more than 1,837,395 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Sheehan is the 778th most popular musician (up from 839th in 2019), the 3,947th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,183rd in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Sheehan ranks 778 out of 3,175. Before him are Mika, Mick Box, Earl Hines, Klaus Tennstedt, Carl Palmer, and Paul van Dyk. After him are Stephen Heller, Gary Burton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Andi Deris, Grover Washington Jr., and Jan Johansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Billy Sheehan ranks 163. Before him are Lars Saabye Christensen, Tamir Pardo, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Dieter Hoeneß, Mitsuo Watanabe, and Maurizio Malvestiti. After him are Joan Lin, Gali Atari, Ivica Šurjak, Shavarsh Karapetyan, Gil Birmingham, and Carlos Mesa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Sheehan ranks 3,947 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Bilott (1965), Henrietta Szold (1860), Ada Blackjack (1898), Arnold Palmer (1929), Mike Mentzer (1951), and Bob Balaban (1945). After him are Brad Bird (1957), David Boreanaz (1969), Jay Cutler (1973), Hal Ashby (1929), Tom Ewell (1909), and John W. McCormack (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Sheehan ranks 244. Before him are Jimmy Smith (1925), Dave Grohl (1969), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bob Seger (1945), Sam Phillips (1923), and Earl Hines (1903). After him are Gary Burton (1943), Grover Washington Jr. (1943), Scott Walker (1943), Stewart Copeland (1952), Krist Novoselic (1965), and Marky Ramone (1952).

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