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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

1922 - 1986

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Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened to "Jaws"): it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard on the saxophone mouthpiece. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis has received more than 211,955 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis is the 2,451st most popular musician (down from 2,287th in 2019), the 13,286th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,188th in 2019) and the 1,014th most popular American Musician.

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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ranks 2,451 out of 3,175. Before him are Creed Taylor, Brett Gurewitz, Ginger Fish, Bruce Fairbairn, Randy Jackson, and Earl Palmer. After him are DJ Sammy, Tony Alva, Sylvain Sylvain, Ana Vidović, Sander van Doorn, and Perry Farrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ranks 447. Before him are Herbert Goldstein, Esther M. Conwell, Graham Whitehead, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Francis Pym, and Fortune Gordien. After him are Jesús Iglesias, G. N. Ramachandran, Eugenie Clark, Lamont Johnson, Kay Starr, and Len Lesser. Among people deceased in 1986, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ranks 296. Before him are Hank Greenberg, Dorothy Ashby, Anna Neagle, Bessie Head, Richard van der Riet Woolley, and Romeo Rivers. After him are Paul Frees, Jerry Paris, Roberto Hodge, Ted Knight, Adolph Caesar, and Gian-Carlo Coppola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ranks 13,286 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucas Grabeel (1984), Peter Hermann (1967), Carl Shy (1908), Earl Palmer (1924), Mark Van Doren (1894), and Ruth Buzzi (1936). After him are Meredith Colket (1878), Polly Ann Young (1908), Michael Fincke (1967), Walter Mosley (1952), Vincent Canby (1924), and John Tooby (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ranks 1,014. Before him are Connie Kay (1927), Will Hunt (1971), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Ginger Fish (1965), Randy Jackson (1956), and Earl Palmer (1924). After him are Tony Alva (1957), Perry Farrell (1959), Stan Bush (1953), Jeff Young (1962), Dorothy Fields (1904), and Don Was (1952).

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