MUSICIAN

Earl Hines

1903 - 1983

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Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz". The trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (a member of Hines's big band, along with Charlie Parker) wrote, The piano is the basis of modern harmony. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Hines has received more than 819,723 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Hines is the 774th most popular musician (up from 801st in 2019), the 3,917th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,020th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Musician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Earl Hines ranks 774 out of 3,175. Before him are Auguste Franchomme, Charly García, José José, Sam Phillips, Mika, and Mick Box. After him are Klaus Tennstedt, Carl Palmer, Paul van Dyk, Billy Sheehan, Stephen Heller, and Gary Burton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Earl Hines ranks 153. Before him are Maria Giuseppa Robucci, Márton Bukovi, Antanas Sniečkus, Orde Wingate, Bix Beiderbecke, and Russell Bufalino. After him are Vincent Richards, W. V. D. Hodge, Fumiko Hayashi, Gloria Holden, Ivar Johansson, and Issa Pliyev. Among people deceased in 1983, Earl Hines ranks 112. Before him are Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Manuel Ferreira, Louise Weiss, Johan Grøttumsbråten, Paul de Man, and Ira Gershwin. After him are Ada Blackjack, József Takács, Gunta Stölzl, Werner Egk, Fritz Machlup, and Alan Cunningham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Hines ranks 3,917 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Bollettieri (1931), Hope Lange (1933), Kit Carson (1809), Carol Potter (1948), Richard Estes (1932), and Robert Crumb (1943). After him are Gene Kranz (1933), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Robert Evans (1930), Virginia Madsen (1961), and Vincent Richards (1903).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Earl Hines ranks 243. Before him are Ira Gershwin (1896), Jimmy Smith (1925), Dave Grohl (1969), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bob Seger (1945), and Sam Phillips (1923). After him are Billy Sheehan (1953), Gary Burton (1943), Grover Washington Jr. (1943), Scott Walker (1943), Stewart Copeland (1952), and Krist Novoselic (1965).

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