MUSICIAN

Derek Bailey

1930 - 2005

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Derek Bailey (29 January 1930 – 25 December 2005) was an English avant-garde guitarist and an important figure in the free improvisation movement. Bailey abandoned conventional performance techniques found in jazz, exploring atonality, noise, and whatever unusual sounds he could produce with the guitar. Much of his work was released on his own label Incus Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Bailey has received more than 27,293 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Bailey is the 1,856th most popular musician (down from 1,648th in 2019), the 4,724th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,205th in 2019) and the 304th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Derek Bailey ranks 1,856 out of 3,175. Before him are Garrick Ohlsson, Dave Mason, Kim Kashkashian, Leslie Bricusse, Stefan Schwarzmann, and Mick Abrahams. After him are Doug Yule, Danny Carey, Augustus Pablo, Buddy Miles, Ayla Erduran, and Dickey Betts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Derek Bailey ranks 519. Before him are Roberta Peters, Richard Davis, Douglas Hurd, Henry Lincoln, Rober Eryol, and Halszka Osmólska. After him are Nicole Marthe Le Douarin, Bertha Brouwer, Mike Sparken, Blue Mitchell, Edward Seaga, and José Jiménez Lozano. Among people deceased in 2005, Derek Bailey ranks 302. Before him are David Lange, Keith Andes, Long John Baldry, Bruno Manser, John N. Bahcall, and Paul Halla. After him are Aleksandar Atanacković, Carl Forssell, Enric Gensana, Luis Taruc, Arnold Denker, and Milena Hübschmannová.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Bailey ranks 4,724 out of 8,785. Before him are William Burges (1827), Simon Fuller (1960), John Hunter (1737), William Russell (1924), William Christie (1845), and Mick Abrahams (1943). After him are George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), Irene Manton (1904), Phyllis Logan (1956), Stephanie Beacham (1947), and Thomas Clarkson (1760).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Derek Bailey ranks 304. Before him are Doug Sampson (1957), Matt Bellamy (1978), Topper Headon (1955), Dave Mason (1946), Leslie Bricusse (1931), and Mick Abrahams (1943). After him are Pete Quaife (1943), Jim Lea (1949), Glyn Johns (1942), Lionel Tertis (1876), Ed O'Brien (1968), and Steve Rothery (1959).

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