MUSICIAN

Eddie Harris

1934 - 1996

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Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Harris has received more than 432,928 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Harris is the 2,218th most popular musician (down from 1,864th in 2019), the 11,758th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,482nd in 2019) and the 893rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eddie Harris ranks 2,218 out of 3,175. Before him are Dominic Howard, Steve Kuhn, Tom Chaplin, Shirley Scott, Peter Giles, and Les Claypool. After him are Buck Owens, Silje Nergaard, Marian McPartland, Vitalic, Yasunori Mitsuda, and John Glascock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Eddie Harris ranks 540. Before him are Carl Levin, Engelbert Kraus, José María Maguregui, Noel Harrison, Mary Carter Reitano, and Shirley Scott. After him are David Malouf, Tom Bridger, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Désiré Rakotoarijaona, Gert Blomé, and Charley Pride. Among people deceased in 1996, Eddie Harris ranks 332. Before him are Otto Licha, Ron Brown, Konstantin Loktev, Barbara Jordan, Nino Borsari, and Jean Muir. After him are Dunc Gray, Aldo Montano, Audrey Meadows, Benny Brown, Silk Smitha, and Gulab Bai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Harris ranks 11,758 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmie Johnson (1975), Les Claypool (1963), Chris Coons (1963), Alan Gilbert (1967), Breckin Meyer (1974), and Rick Rosenthal (1949). After him are Thomas Akers (1951), Serenity (1969), Max Martini (1969), Sonya Smith (1972), Gene Okerlund (1942), and Laraine Newman (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Eddie Harris ranks 893. Before him are Steve Albini (1962), Reverend Gary Davis (1896), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Steve Kuhn (1938), Shirley Scott (1934), and Les Claypool (1963). After him are Buck Owens (1929), Stanley Jordan (1959), Bob Gaudio (1942), Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), Lisa Lopes (1971), and Muhal Richard Abrams (1930).

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