MUSICIAN

Connie Kay

1927 - 1994

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Conrad Henry Kirnon (April 27, 1927 – November 30, 1994) known professionally as Connie Kay, was an American jazz and R&B drummer, who was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Connie Kay has received more than 145,334 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Connie Kay is the 2,440th most popular musician (down from 2,219th in 2019), the 13,212th most popular biography from United States and the 1,008th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Connie Kay ranks 2,440 out of 3,175Before him are Fat Mike, Sam Rivers, Roman Totenberg, Jon Carin, Meghan Trainor, and Floyd Cramer. After him are Will Hunt, Creed Taylor, Brett Gurewitz, Ginger Fish, Bruce Fairbairn, and Randy Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Connie Kay ranks 480Before him are Abdul Hamid, Varkey Vithayathil, Geoffrey Palmer, John Dankworth, Babatunde Olatunji, and Red Kelly. After him are Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Peggy McCay, Sylvia Fedoruk, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, John Seigenthaler, and Jim Fuchs. Among people deceased in 1994, Connie Kay ranks 354Before him are Stephen McNally, Lina Basquette, Mary Washburn, Frances Gifford, Parveen Shakir, and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. After him are Gretchen Fraser, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Mark Stevens, Henry Banks, Janis Carter, and Robert Wangila.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Connie Kay ranks 13,212 out of 20,380Before him are Ernie Sabella (1949), Briana Evigan (1986), Floyd Cramer (1933), Mary Decker (1958), Tate Taylor (1969), and James Gibbons (1834). After him are Bob Kasten (1942), Will Hunt (1971), Candice Patton (1985), Jorge Masvidal (1984), Byron Scott (1961), and Peter Yarrow (1938).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Connie Kay ranks 1,008Before him are Sarah Chang (1980), Fat Mike (1967), Sam Rivers (1977), Jon Carin (1964), Meghan Trainor (1993), and Floyd Cramer (1933). After him are Will Hunt (1971), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Ginger Fish (1965), Randy Jackson (1956), Earl Palmer (1924), and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922).