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David Marks

1948 - Today

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David Lee Marks (born August 22, 1948) is an American guitarist who was an early member of the Beach Boys. While growing up in Hawthorne, California, Marks was a neighborhood friend of the original band members and was a frequent participant at their family get-togethers. Following his departure from the group, Marks fronted the Marksmen and performed and recorded as a session musician. Marks joined the Beach Boys in February 1962, replacing Al Jardine on rhythm guitar, and performed on the band's first four albums, Surfin' Safari (1962), Surfin' U.S.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Marks has received more than 1,029,193 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. David Marks is the 2,194th most popular musician (down from 1,861st in 2019), the 11,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,664th in 2019) and the 924th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Marks ranks 2,194 out of 2,662Before him are Jason Everman, Leonid Agutin, Jimmy DeGrasso, Joe Boyd, Samoth, and Chino Moreno. After him are Christian Lindberg, Ronnie Montrose, Adam Gontier, Peter Fox, Oscar Dronjak, and Jason White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, David Marks ranks 626Before him are Patrice Rio, Lewis Black, Edward Lachman, Lillian Board, Trevor Brooking, and Srgjan Kerim. After him are Juan José Muñante, Mario Aldo Montano, Saroj Khan, Dick Quax, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and Leif Jenssen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Marks ranks 11,510 out of 18,182Before him are Mae Faggs (1932), Brian Baumgartner (1972), King Baggot (1879), Chino Moreno (1973), Marc Connelly (1890), and Elizabeth Catlett (1915). After him are Keith Cooke (1959), Brandy Ledford (1969), Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), Noah Beery (1882), Tom Tully (1908), and Lou Jones (1932).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Marks ranks 924Before him are Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Vonda Shepard (1963), Jason Everman (1967), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Joe Boyd (1942), and Chino Moreno (1973). After him are Ronnie Montrose (1947), Jason White (1973), Sophie B. Hawkins (1964), Charlie Barnet (1913), Christina Perri (1986), and Andraé Crouch (1942).

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