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MUSICIAN

Gram Parsons

1946 - 1973

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Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock.Parsons was born in Winter Haven, Florida, and developed an interest in country music while attending Harvard University. He founded the International Submarine Band in 1966, but the group disbanded prior to the 1968 release of its debut album, Safe at Home. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gram Parsons has received more than 4,668,547 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gram Parsons is the 1,125th most popular musician (up from 1,154th in 2019), the 5,498th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,713th in 2019) and the 413th most popular American Musician.

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  • 48.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gram Parsons ranks 1,125 out of 2,662. Before him are Peter Tägtgren, Kate Pierson, Reinhold Mack, Lita Ford, Red Garland, and Ronnie Drew. After him are Moya Brennan, Andrew Latimer, Gina Bachauer, Clark Terry, Harry James, and Tom Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Gram Parsons ranks 382. Before him are Joe Spano, Ratomir Dujković, Vazgen Manukyan, Joseph Sifakis, John Barnard, and Chuck Hagel. After him are Daouda Malam Wanké, Sanjay Gandhi, Lyudmila Pakhomova, Björn Granath, Álvaro Arzú, and Ichiro Hosotani. Among people deceased in 1973, Gram Parsons ranks 162. Before him are Alina Szapocznikow, Leonid Stein, Alexander Rou, Rodolphe Hiden, Masayuki Mori, and Lev Artsimovich. After him are Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Alexander Gorbatov, Carlos Schneeberger, Käthe von Nagy, Vera Panova, and David Murray.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gram Parsons ranks 5,498 out of 18,182. Before him are Nancy Walker (1922), Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960), Judith Light (1949), John Kuck (1905), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), and Michael Giacchino (1967). After him are Francis Hunter (1894), Mary McCarthy (1912), David Spade (1964), Tara Reid (1975), Frankie Faison (1949), and Ann Sheridan (1915).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gram Parsons ranks 413. Before him are Lauryn Hill (1975), Gene Clark (1944), Matt Sorum (1960), Donald Fagen (1948), Kate Pierson (1948), and Red Garland (1923). After him are Clark Terry (1920), Harry James (1916), Tom Hamilton (1951), Scott Travis (1961), Bruce Kulick (1953), and David Ellefson (1964).

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