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Donald "Duck" Dunn

1941 - 2012

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Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records. At Stax, Dunn played on thousands of records, including hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Bill Withers, Elvis Presley, and many others. In 1992, he was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Booker T. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald "Duck" Dunn has received more than 1,440,030 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Donald "Duck" Dunn is the 893rd most popular musician (up from 960th in 2019), the 4,381st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,721st in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Donald "Duck" Dunn ranks 893 out of 3,175. Before him are Maceo Parker, Fatboy Slim, Scott Bradley, Benny Carter, Charlie Christian, and Kyung Wha Chung. After him are Aphex Twin, Clark Terry, Jimmy Buffett, Eliades Ochoa, Manny Charlton, and Teddy Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Donald "Duck" Dunn ranks 273. Before him are Pino Donaggio, Bakili Muluzi, Cristina Peri Rossi, Wu Bangguo, Chieko Baisho, and Signe Toly Anderson. After him are Manny Charlton, Daniel Schmid, Kálmán Mészöly, Jagjit Singh, Hernando de Soto Polar, and Paul Kantner. Among people deceased in 2012, Donald "Duck" Dunn ranks 189. Before him are Celeste Holm, Pierre Mondy, José María Zárraga, Claude Pinoteau, Leonardo Favio, and Kurt Adolff. After him are Maxim of Bulgaria, Sancho Gracia, Ruggiero Ricci, Elliott Carter, Adrienne Rich, and Zakaria Mohieddin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald "Duck" Dunn ranks 4,381 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Christian (1916), Jon Cryer (1965), Booker T. Washington (1856), Helen Levitt (1913), Eileen Brennan (1932), and Cathy Berberian (1925). After him are Roy Thinnes (1938), Betty Mahmoody (1945), Jerry Hall (1956), Joseph Cornell (1903), Lena Horne (1917), and B. J. Thomas (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Donald "Duck" Dunn ranks 284. Before him are James Burton (1939), Doug Clifford (1945), Maceo Parker (1943), Scott Bradley (1891), Benny Carter (1907), and Charlie Christian (1916). After him are Clark Terry (1920), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Teddy Wilson (1912), Alan Wilson (1943), Clarence Clemons (1942), and Albert Ayler (1936).

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