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MUSICIAN

Bootsy Collins

1951 - Today

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William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. He later formed his own P-Funk side project known as Bootsy's Rubber Band. He was a frequent collaborator with other musicians from a variety of genres, including dance music (Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart"), electronic big beat (Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" and "The Joker"), and alternative metal (Praxis), among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bootsy Collins has received more than 3,480,503 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bootsy Collins is the 1,622nd most popular musician (up from 1,665th in 2019), the 8,082nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,421st in 2019) and the 638th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bootsy Collins ranks 1,622 out of 2,662. Before him are Dave Edmunds, Andy White, Peter Giles, Ziggy Marley, Anders Johansson, and Brad Mehldau. After him are Billy Corgan, Paul Bostaph, Tom DeLonge, Daryl Stuermer, Sharleen Spiteri, and Joe Bonamassa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bootsy Collins ranks 402. Before him are Kevin Whately, Alfonso Portillo, Fyodor Konyukhov, Rafael Vaganian, Silvi Vrait, and Carl Lumbly. After him are Hans Schlegel, Marsha Ivins, Nitish Kumar, Jimmie Vaughan, Steve Jackson, and Terrence Mann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bootsy Collins ranks 8,082 out of 18,182. Before him are Brad Mehldau (1970), Alfred E. Green (1889), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), Bill Hader (1978), Stubby Kaye (1918), and Tim LaHaye (1926). After him are David Frankel (1959), Janet Hubert (1956), Clyde Cowan (1919), Blair Brown (1946), Ricky Jay (1946), and Amy Tan (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bootsy Collins ranks 638. Before him are Wayne Static (1965), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Jennifer Batten (1957), Skrillex (1988), Lonnie Johnson (1899), and Brad Mehldau (1970). After him are Billy Corgan (1967), Paul Bostaph (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Joe Bonamassa (1977), and Dave Navarro (1967).

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