MUSICIAN

Denny Laine

1944 - 2023

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Brian Frederick Hines (29 October 1944 – 5 December 2023), known professionally as Denny Laine, was an English musician who co-founded two major rock bands: the Moody Blues and Wings. Laine played guitar in the Moody Blues from 1964 to 1966 and sang their hit cover version of "Go Now". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denny Laine has received more than 2,898,509 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Denny Laine is the 366th most popular musician (up from 1,136th in 2019), the 1,258th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,012th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Denny Laine ranks 366 out of 3,175. Before him are Michel Polnareff, Alan Menken, Robert Trujillo, Woody Guthrie, Armin van Buuren, and Radu Lupu. After him are Andy Fletcher, Ry Cooder, Liberace, Paul Wittgenstein, Wayne Shorter, and Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Denny Laine ranks 157. Before him are Oleg Yankovsky, Mary Robinson, Carlos Pace, Everaldo, Tommie Smith, and Sergei Belov. After him are Jon Anderson, Sirhan Sirhan, Frances de la Tour, Kemal Sunal, Yury Romanenko, and Albert Hammond. Among people deceased in 2023, Denny Laine ranks 136. Before him are David Crosby, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, David Albahari, Hans Albert, Nina Matviienko, and Suzanne Somers. After him are A. S. Byatt, Wayne Shorter, Concha Velasco, Martin Walser, Sante Gaiardoni, and Don Walsh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denny Laine ranks 1,258 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Adam (1728), Frank Williams (1942), Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933), Thomas Simpson (1710), Keith O'Brien (1938), and Desmond Morris (1928). After him are A. S. Byatt (1936), Andy Fletcher (1961), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Susan Boyle (1961), Dusty Springfield (1939), and Jon Anderson (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Denny Laine ranks 74. Before him are John McLaughlin (1942), George Young (1946), Dave Murray (1956), John Entwistle (1944), Jack Bruce (1943), and Glenn Tipton (1947). After him are Andy Fletcher (1961), Ginger Baker (1939), Adrian Smith (1957), Ian Anderson (1947), Martin Gore (1961), and Donovan (1946).

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