MUSICIAN

Ed Thigpen

1930 - 2010

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Edmund Leonard Thigpen (December 28, 1930 – January 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Thigpen has received more than 128,959 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Thigpen is the 2,130th most popular musician, the 11,191st most popular biography from United States and the 849th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ed Thigpen ranks 2,130 out of 3,175. Before him are Frank Ferrer, Steve Hewitt, Tyler Bates, Brian Welch, Adam Jones, and Barriemore Barlow. After him are Mahmood, Carita Holmström, Mike Garson, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jack Johnson, and Devendra Banhart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ed Thigpen ranks 571. Before him are William H. Dana, Vladimir Ryzhkin, F. Albert Cotton, Sammy Baird, David Piper, and Jack Angel. After him are Duvall Hecht, Yuri Krylov, James Dunbar, Sándor Csoóri, Jim Loscutoff, and Maureen Forrester. Among people deceased in 2010, Ed Thigpen ranks 425. Before him are Kanu Sanyal, Ted Sorensen, Harvey Pekar, Arne Nordheim, Sammy Baird, and Giovanni Pettenella. After him are June Havoc, Malcolm Allison, Maciej Płażyński, Edwin Valero, Charlie Hickcox, and Maureen Forrester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Thigpen ranks 11,191 out of 20,380. Before him are George Tobias (1901), Alice Terry (1900), Isabelle Fuhrman (1997), Dwight Frye (1899), Alexandra Silk (1963), and Peter Masterson (1934). After him are Sam Lacey (1948), Nia DaCosta (1989), Lee Tergesen (1965), Anne Henning (1955), Peter the Aleut (1800), and Robert Wuhl (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ed Thigpen ranks 849. Before him are Kim Fowley (1939), Andy Timmons (1963), Frank Ferrer (1966), Tyler Bates (1965), Brian Welch (1970), and Adam Jones (1965). After him are Mike Garson (1945), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), Jack Johnson (1975), Devendra Banhart (1981), Bill Laswell (1955), and Maria Schneider (1960).

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