MUSICIAN

Buddy Miles

1947 - 2008

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George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. (September 5, 1947 – February 26, 2008) was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–1970), founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later, the Buddy Miles Band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buddy Miles has received more than 971,453 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Buddy Miles is the 1,860th most popular musician (down from 1,637th in 2019), the 9,424th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,217th in 2019) and the 715th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 970k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Buddy Miles ranks 1,860 out of 3,175. Before him are Stefan Schwarzmann, Mick Abrahams, Derek Bailey, Doug Yule, Danny Carey, and Augustus Pablo. After him are Ayla Erduran, Dickey Betts, Nelson Riddle, Carlinhos Brown, Robert Westerholt, and Takanori Nishikawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Buddy Miles ranks 682. Before him are Rajko Đurić, Guy Siner, Torsten Palm, Sally Struthers, Shigeru Kasamatsu, and Doug Yule. After him are Stephanie Beacham, Boris Shukhov, Lajos Kocsis, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Henry McMaster, and Viggo Jensen. Among people deceased in 2008, Buddy Miles ranks 323. Before him are Tony Hillerman, Anatoly Karatsuba, Albin Planinc, Halszka Osmólska, Heinz Wewers, and Ann Savage. After him are Jerry Wexler, Pippa Bacca, Gordon B. Hinckley, Jeff Healey, Irmgard Praetz, and Witold Woyda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy Miles ranks 9,424 out of 20,380. Before him are Dallas Long (1940), Doug Yule (1947), Jim Hall (1935), Danny Carey (1961), Charles Sumner (1811), and Edward S. Holden (1846). After him are Joe Fulks (1921), Elsie Janis (1889), Daniel Barringer (1860), George Beauchamp (1899), Brandon Routh (1979), and Dickey Betts (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Buddy Miles ranks 715. Before him are Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Josh Klinghoffer (1979), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Doug Yule (1947), and Danny Carey (1961). After him are Dickey Betts (1943), Nelson Riddle (1921), Don Williams (1939), Paul Motian (1931), John Sebastian (1944), and Chris Stein (1950).

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