MUSICIAN

Earl Palmer

1924 - 2008

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Earl Cyril Palmer (October 25, 1924 – September 19, 2008) was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer was one of the most prolific studio musicians of all time and played on thousands of recordings, including nearly all of Little Richard's hits, many of Fats Domino's hits, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by the Righteous Brothers, and a long list of classic TV and film soundtracks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Palmer has received more than 364,796 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Palmer is the 2,447th most popular musician, the 13,273rd most popular biography from United States and the 1,013th most popular American Musician.

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  • 360k

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  • 39.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Earl Palmer ranks 2,447 out of 3,175. Before him are Will Hunt, Creed Taylor, Brett Gurewitz, Ginger Fish, Bruce Fairbairn, and Randy Jackson. After him are Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, DJ Sammy, Tony Alva, Sylvain Sylvain, Ana Vidović, and Sander van Doorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Earl Palmer ranks 498. Before him are Charlie Callas, Margaret Whiting, Ken Green, Joseph Campanella, Norvel Lee, and Frank Lautenberg. After him are Vincent Canby, Vicki Draves, Dolores Gray, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Laurie Hughes, and Ella Mae Morse. Among people deceased in 2008, Earl Palmer ranks 384. Before him are Tsvetanka Khristova, B. R. Chopra, El Kazovsky, Francis Pym, John Rutsey, and Don LaFontaine. After him are Levi Stubbs, John S. Bull, Suzanne Tamim, Lois Nettleton, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, and Alexey Prokurorov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Palmer ranks 13,273 out of 20,380. Before him are Bud Jamison (1894), Errol Morris (1948), Chris Pontius (1974), Lucas Grabeel (1984), Peter Hermann (1967), and Carl Shy (1908). After him are Mark Van Doren (1894), Ruth Buzzi (1936), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Meredith Colket (1878), Polly Ann Young (1908), and Michael Fincke (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Earl Palmer ranks 1,013. Before him are Floyd Cramer (1933), Connie Kay (1927), Will Hunt (1971), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Ginger Fish (1965), and Randy Jackson (1956). After him are Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Tony Alva (1957), Perry Farrell (1959), Stan Bush (1953), Jeff Young (1962), and Dorothy Fields (1904).

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