MUSICIAN

Colin Burgess

1946 - 2023

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Colin John Burgess (16 November 1945 – December 2023) was an Australian rock musician who was the drummer in the Masters Apprentices from 1968 to 1972. He was later the original drummer with hard rock band AC/DC from November 1973 to February 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin Burgess has received more than 7,719 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Colin Burgess is the 510th most popular musician (up from 999th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Australia (up from 117th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Colin Burgess ranks 510 out of 3,175. Before him are Géza Anda, Jacques Loussier, Michel Petrucciani, Rita Lee, Chad Smith, and Robert Miles. After him are Bert Kaempfert, Nelson Freire, Claude Bolling, Suzanne Vega, Igor Oistrakh, and Sonny Boy Williamson I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Colin Burgess ranks 202. Before him are Toquinho, Ismail Khan, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Héctor Lavoe, Stephen Rea, and Sven Nordqvist. After him are Krister Henriksson, Henryk Kasperczak, Jim Kelly, Sue Lyon, Cheech Marin, and Ahmad Zahir. Among people deceased in 2023, Colin Burgess ranks 186. Before him are Andrés García, Rita Lee, Antoni Martí, Guðbergur Bergsson, Lubomír Štrougal, and John Warnock. After him are Juliette Mayniel, Lasse Berghagen, Federico Sacchi, Ferran Olivella, Akgün Kaçmaz, and Daniel Ellsberg.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Colin Burgess ranks 67 out of 1,143. Before him are Michael Hutchence (1960), Ken Rosewall (1934), Annette Kellermann (1887), Nellie Melba (1861), David Hurley (1953), and Harold Holt (1908). After him are Raymond Dart (1893), John Howard (1939), Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Bryan Brown (1947), Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972), and Elizabeth von Arnim (1866).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Colin Burgess ranks 7. Before him are Sia (1975), Lisa Gerrard (1961), Phil Rudd (1954), Nick Cave (1957), Flea (1962), and Michael Hutchence (1960). After him are David Helfgott (1947), Mark Evans (1956), Daevid Allen (1938), John Williams (1941), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), and Rick Springfield (1949).

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