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Gary Burton

1943 - Today

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Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be heralded as an innovator, and his sound and technique are widely imitated. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Burton has received more than 500,074 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Burton is the 843rd most popular musician (down from 718th in 2019), the 4,195th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,656th in 2019) and the 287th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gary Burton ranks 843 out of 2,662Before him are Charly García, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Albert Ayler, Kerry King, John Mayer, and Billy Sheehan. After him are Al Stewart, Lang Lang, Milt Jackson, David Garrett, Floyd Westerman, and Rita Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Gary Burton ranks 281Before him are Robert Crumb, Akinori Nakayama, Jon Postel, Iñaki Sáez, Pablo Milanés, and Antal Dunai. After him are Ignacio Ramonet, Inna Churikova, Valerie Perrine, Penny Marshall, Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, and John Draper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Burton ranks 4,195 out of 18,182Before him are Thomas Jane (1969), Frank Carlucci (1930), Roy Sullivan (1912), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), John Mayer (1977), and Billy Sheehan (1953). After him are William Stewart Halsted (1852), Michael Chang (1972), Horace Greeley (1811), Kathleen Battle (1948), Michael V. Gazzo (1923), and Eddie Bracken (1915).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gary Burton ranks 287Before him are Yusef Lateef (1920), Benny Carter (1907), Albert Ayler (1936), Kerry King (1964), John Mayer (1977), and Billy Sheehan (1953). After him are Milt Jackson (1923), Floyd Westerman (1936), Tommy Thayer (1960), Joey Jordison (1975), Jordan Rudess (1956), and Hank Jones (1918).