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Cal Tjader

1925 - 1982

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Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( JAY-dər; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cal Tjader has received more than 610,722 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cal Tjader is the 1,775th most popular musician (down from 1,687th in 2019), the 8,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,480th in 2019) and the 675th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cal Tjader ranks 1,775 out of 3,175. Before him are Charlie Puth, Narada Michael Walden, Charles Lloyd, Gary Holt, Big Walter Horton, and Clarence White. After him are Boris Brejcha, A. R. Rahman, Andraé Crouch, Dave Edmunds, Earl Wild, and Laurent Garnier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Cal Tjader ranks 443. Before him are Barbara Bates, Shelley Berman, Nelson Demarco, Horacio Guarany, Frank Pierson, and John Shepherd-Barron. After him are Mel Tormé, D. A. Pennebaker, Solomon Marcus, Miklós Szilvási, Lilyan Chauvin, and Tony Hillerman. Among people deceased in 1982, Cal Tjader ranks 257. Before him are Elvio Banchero, Věra Suková, Raúl Fernández, Ivan Mariz, Hans Drakenberg, and Cathleen Nesbitt. After him are Virginia Bruce, Albert White, Salomon Bochner, Clyde King, Archibald MacLeish, and Charles Walters.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cal Tjader ranks 8,986 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Connelly (1941), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Rogers Hornsby (1896), Claire McDowell (1877), Clarence White (1944), and William D'Amico (1910). After him are R. B. Kitaj (1932), Stacy Valentine (1970), Dolores Fuller (1923), Skin Diamond (1987), Andraé Crouch (1942), and Willard Metcalf (1858).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cal Tjader ranks 675. Before him are Charlie Puth (1991), Narada Michael Walden (1952), Charles Lloyd (1938), Gary Holt (1964), Big Walter Horton (1921), and Clarence White (1944). After him are Andraé Crouch (1942), Earl Wild (1915), Mel Tormé (1925), Ray Evans (1915), Joe South (1940), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893).

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