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MUSICIAN

Fletcher Henderson

1897 - 1952

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James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and, along with Duke Ellington, is considered one of the most influential arrangers and bandleaders in jazz history. Henderson's influence was vast. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fletcher Henderson has received more than 519,341 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Fletcher Henderson is the 1,033rd most popular musician (down from 929th in 2019), the 5,056th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,597th in 2019) and the 374th most popular American Musician.

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  • 520k

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  • 49.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fletcher Henderson ranks 1,033 out of 2,662Before him are Woody Herman, Ivan Lins, Matisyahu, Louis Jordan, Mark St. John, and S. D. Burman. After him are Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Alex Van Halen, Charlie Mariano, Mike Bloomfield, Patti Scialfa, and Julius Klengel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Fletcher Henderson ranks 184Before him are Henry Cowell, André Marie, Isabelino Gradín, Jimmie Rodgers, Moe Howard, and Higinio Morínigo. After him are Harald Sæverud, Ardito Desio, George Murdock, Janaki Ammal, Zhou Fohai, and Johannes Winkler. Among people deceased in 1952, Fletcher Henderson ranks 105Before him are David Bergelson, Arturo Rawson, Alberto Hurtado, John Garfield, Petros Persakis, and Gino Fano. After him are Sergey Merkurov, Vladimir Albitsky, Solomon Lozovsky, Yitzhak Sadeh, Artur Kapp, and Itzik Feffer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fletcher Henderson ranks 5,056 out of 18,182Before him are Michael Harner (1929), Marsha Mason (1942), Richard Petty (1937), C. J. Cherryh (1942), V. C. Andrews (1923), and Gina Carano (1982). After him are Zooey Deschanel (1980), Jon Hamm (1971), Julia Grant (1826), Dorothy Gish (1898), Arthur Cronquist (1919), and Gene Haas (1952).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Fletcher Henderson ranks 374Before him are David Sanborn (1945), Wynton Kelly (1931), Woody Herman (1913), Matisyahu (1979), Louis Jordan (1908), and Mark St. John (1956). After him are Charlie Mariano (1923), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Patti Scialfa (1953), Buddy Bolden (1877), Tony Williams (1945), and Billy Cox (1939).