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Country Joe McDonald

1942 - Today

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Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who was the lead vocalist of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Country Joe McDonald has received more than 1,110,777 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Country Joe McDonald is the 1,153rd most popular musician (down from 882nd in 2019), the 5,648th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,375th in 2019) and the 403rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Country Joe McDonald ranks 1,153 out of 3,175. Before him are Klaus Doldinger, Tamás Vásáry, Lūcija Garūta, Floyd Westerman, Joey Kramer, and Shura Cherkassky. After him are Big Bill Broonzy, Andrew Loog Oldham, Desmond Child, Ray Barretto, Afrojack, and Jimmie Nicol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Country Joe McDonald ranks 381. Before him are Erica Jong, Bernd Kannenberg, Flora Purim, Jean Shrimpton, Gabriela Adameșteanu, and José Omar Pastoriza. After him are Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Michael Eisner, Celso Amorim, José Serra, Reiner Schöne, and Eric Shinseki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Country Joe McDonald ranks 5,648 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Darnton (1939), Jessie Royce Landis (1896), Marilyn Burns (1949), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Bob Gale (1951), and William Lloyd Garrison (1805). After him are James Blish (1921), Axeman of New Orleans (null), J. William Fulbright (1905), Milton Berle (1908), Rube Goldberg (1883), and Big Bill Broonzy (1903).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Country Joe McDonald ranks 403. Before him are Travis Barker (1975), Bruce Kulick (1953), Paul Butterfield (1942), Scott LaFaro (1936), Floyd Westerman (1936), and Joey Kramer (1950). After him are Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Desmond Child (1953), Ray Barretto (1929), Frankie Laine (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), and Mike Stern (1953).

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