MUSICIAN

Bobby Hutcherson

1941 - 2016

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Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Hutcherson has received more than 389,502 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Hutcherson is the 1,743rd most popular musician (down from 1,604th in 2019), the 8,826th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,999th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bobby Hutcherson ranks 1,743 out of 3,175. Before him are Eric Prydz, Howard Jones, Maksim Mrvica, Andy Mackay, Dave Farrell, and Sami Vänskä. After him are Michael McDonald, Allen Toussaint, Chris Poland, Şehrazat, Cui Jian, and Camilla Wicks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Bobby Hutcherson ranks 516. Before him are Wolfgang Hofmann, Sadhana Shivdasani, Jackie DeShannon, Christopher Jones, Wilfrid Napier, and Teodor Meleșcanu. After him are R. James Woolsey Jr., Marcelo Pagani, Marilyn Strathern, Uta Frith, Jared Martin, and Christopher Connelly. Among people deceased in 2016, Bobby Hutcherson ranks 439. Before him are Dušanka Sifnios, Rita Barberá, Larry Drake, Gisela May, Wim van der Voort, and Piers Sellers. After him are Guillaume Bieganski, Denton Cooley, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Francisco Flores Pérez, Jean-Marie Doré, and John Urry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Hutcherson ranks 8,826 out of 20,380. Before him are Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Laura La Plante (1904), T. Keith Glennan (1905), Jack McGee (1949), John Ashcroft (1942), and Ann Rule (1931). After him are Viola Dana (1897), Sherman Hemsley (1938), Jack Parsons (1914), Alexandra Breckenridge (1982), Denton Cooley (1920), and Michael McDonald (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bobby Hutcherson ranks 653. Before him are Dave Weckl (1960), Machito (1912), Booker T. Jones (1944), Jackie McLean (1931), Cedar Walton (1934), and Dave Farrell (1977). After him are Michael McDonald (1952), Allen Toussaint (1938), Chris Poland (1957), Camilla Wicks (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), and Harold Budd (1936).

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