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Coleman Hawkins

1904 - 1969

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Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn". Hawkins biographer John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Coleman Hawkins has received more than 839,164 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Coleman Hawkins is the 563rd most popular musician (down from 484th in 2019), the 2,890th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,624th in 2019) and the 170th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 840k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Coleman Hawkins ranks 563 out of 3,175. Before him are Mitch Mitchell, Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Duane Allman, Cannonball Adderley, Nick Drake, and Randy Rhoads. After him are Tito Puente, Gaspara Stampa, Marty Friedman, Dido, Gil Evans, and Giovanni Sgambati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Coleman Hawkins ranks 115. Before him are Greer Garson, Arkady Gaidar, Yulii Khariton, Giuseppe Terragni, Ding Ling, and Juan José Arévalo. After him are Leo Joseph Suenens, Ivar Ballangrud, Ellen Church, István Horthy, Miguel Capuccini, and Tevfik Esenç. Among people deceased in 1969, Coleman Hawkins ranks 81. Before him are He Long, C. N. Annadurai, Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Rómulo Gallegos, Thelma Ritter, and Domingo Tejera. After him are Ivar Ballangrud, Josef Blösche, Leonard Woolf, Carlos Marighella, Mark Bernes, and Georges Catroux.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Coleman Hawkins ranks 2,890 out of 20,380. Before him are Dyanne Thorne (1936), Harry Reems (1947), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Randy Rhoads (1956), and Robert B. Wilson (1937). After him are Joe Rosenthal (1911), Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), Robert Walker (1918), Tito Puente (1923), and Laurie Holden (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Coleman Hawkins ranks 170. Before him are Art Pepper (1925), Laurie Anderson (1947), Gene Krupa (1909), Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), and Randy Rhoads (1956). After him are Tito Puente (1923), Marty Friedman (1962), Smokey Robinson (1940), King Oliver (1881), Wendy Carlos (1939), and Ace Frehley (1951).

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