MUSICIAN

Bobby Keys

1943 - 2014

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Robert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Keys has received more than 801,112 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Keys is the 1,511th most popular musician (down from 1,083rd in 2019), the 7,620th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,273rd in 2019) and the 549th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bobby Keys ranks 1,511 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Dorsey, Simon Gallup, John Dolmayan, Elton Dean, Liam Howlett, and Jeff Mills. After him are Michael Giles, Rolf Harris, Tony Carey, Pyotr Mamonov, Daniel Lanois, and Allen Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Bobby Keys ranks 514. Before him are Marika Kilius, Robert Trivers, Superstar Billy Graham, Juan Masnik, Albert Lee, and Peter Struck. After him are Giuseppe Gentile, Foppe de Haan, Margaret Archer, Heide Simonis, Gil Gerard, and Ahmed Sofa. Among people deceased in 2014, Bobby Keys ranks 365. Before him are Ralph Giordano, Edmund Szoka, Georgi Slavkov, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Win Tin, and Levente Lengyel. After him are Nina Andrycz, Rokurō Naya, Georges Lamia, Kira Zvorykina, Henry Hartsfield, and James Brady.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Keys ranks 7,620 out of 20,380. Before him are Don McNeill (1918), Jeff Mills (1963), Betty Bronson (1906), Frank Knox (1874), Herbert Copeland (1902), and Ford Konno (1933). After him are Russell Westbrook (1988), Giuseppe Enrici (1896), Julia Ward Howe (1819), Tony Carey (1953), William Clothier (1881), and Rick Husband (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bobby Keys ranks 549. Before him are Bobby Timmons (1935), Skrillex (1988), Carol Kaye (1935), Tommy Johnson (1896), Jimmy Dorsey (1904), and Jeff Mills (1963). After him are Tony Carey (1953), Allen Collins (1952), Kenny Drew (1928), Bill Black (1926), Tim Bogert (1944), and Hal David (1921).

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