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Bob James

1939 - Today

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Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob James has received more than 49,697 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob James is the 1,287th most popular musician (down from 1,138th in 2019), the 6,341st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,580th in 2019) and the 455th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 50k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob James ranks 1,287 out of 3,175. Before her are Stan Kenton, Trevor Rabin, José Cura, Nigel Kennedy, Trevor Bolder, and Joshua Bell. After her are Paco Peña, Rick Danko, Patti Scialfa, Peter Grant, Joseph Woelfl, and Martin Garrix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Bob James ranks 371. Before her are Barney McKenna, Günter Bernard, John Negroponte, Carolee Schneemann, Lido Vieri, and Eugenio Dal Corso. After her are Franjo Gregurić, Étienne Mourrut, Jan Nowicki, Melinda Dillon, Eduard Mudrik, and Cláudio Coutinho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob James ranks 6,341 out of 20,380. Before her are Tracey Walter (1947), Kagney Linn Karter (1987), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Richard D. Zanuck (1934), and Tobias Wolff (1945). After her are Charmian Carr (1942), Monique Alexander (1982), Helen Walton (1919), Anthony Denison (1949), Louis Bromfield (1896), and Clint Walker (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob James ranks 455. Before her are Terry Melcher (1942), Blind Blake (1893), Herbie Mann (1930), Nathan East (1955), Stan Kenton (1911), and Joshua Bell (1967). After her are Patti Scialfa (1953), Jim Keltner (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), James Jamerson (1936), Steve Jordan (1957), and Lou Donaldson (1926).

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