MUSICIAN

Frankie Carle

1903 - 2001

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Frankie Carle (born Francis Nunzio Carlone, March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001) was an American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard" for his piano skills. "Sunrise Serenade" was Carle's best-known composition, rising to No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frankie Carle has received more than 109,493 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Frankie Carle is the 2,604th most popular musician (down from 2,509th in 2019), the 14,413th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,057th in 2019) and the 1,078th most popular American Musician.

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  • 110k

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  • 37.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Frankie Carle ranks 2,604 out of 3,175Before him are Jaehyun, Mark Kelly, Bob Bryar, Chuck Behler, Alex James, and Frank Klepacki. After him are Deadmau5, Ai Otsuka, Yulianna Avdeeva, Barry Mann, Chris Adler, and Caroline Corr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Frankie Carle ranks 372Before him are Tampa Red, Sybil Bauer, Estes Kefauver, Dorothy Mackaill, Barbara Bedford, and Ralph Yarborough. After him are Tiny Thompson, Hooley Smith, Red Grange, James Gould Cozzens, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Daniel O. Fagunwa. Among people deceased in 2001, Frankie Carle ranks 354Before him are Wail al-Shehri, King Moody, Bobby Johnstone, Hani Hanjour, Betty Everett, and Jay Chamberlain. After him are Sidney Dillon Ripley, Duke Nalon, Satam al-Suqami, Daniel Lewin, Stuart Adamson, and Serhiy Perkhun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frankie Carle ranks 14,413 out of 20,380Before him are Daryl Sabara (1992), Junkyard Dog (1952), Nancy Lynch (1948), Randy Travis (1959), Dorothy Height (1912), and Frank Klepacki (1974). After him are Jerry Coyne (1949), Tom C. Clark (1899), James Duval (1972), Obie Trice (1977), Bailey Jay (1988), and Joshua Bassett (2000).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Frankie Carle ranks 1,078Before him are John Otto (1977), Dweezil Zappa (1969), Ryan Adams (1974), Bob Bryar (1979), Chuck Behler (1965), and Frank Klepacki (1974). After him are Barry Mann (1939), Chris Adler (1972), Mike Ness (1962), Chris Pitman (1961), Mike Watt (1957), and Jad Fair (1954).