MUSICIAN

Grandmaster Flash

1958 - Today

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Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is an American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. This technique gave birth to cutting and scratching. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grandmaster Flash has received more than 3,434,616 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Grandmaster Flash is the 1,401st most popular musician (down from 1,057th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Barbados and the most popular Barbadian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Grandmaster Flash ranks 1,401 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Wright, John Hammond, Reinhold Mack, Aynsley Dunbar, Rabih Abou-Khalil, and Jaromír Nohavica. After him are Henry Padovani, Franco Luambo, George Winston, Allauddin Khan, Mary Travers, and Henry Litolff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Grandmaster Flash ranks 255. Before him are Yu Suzuki, Matt Frewer, Luz Casal, Bernard Fellay, Alexander Nevzorov, and Zoran Vujović. After him are Abdul Kabir, Frank Mill, Joseba Sarrionandia, Rosa Liksom, Greg Germann, and Nichi Vendola.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash ranks 5 out of 22. Before him are Sandra Mason (1949), Rihanna (1988), Stede Bonnet (1688), and Sue Gardner (1967). After him are Clifford Husbands (1926), Mia Mottley (1965), Freundel Stuart (1951), Owen Arthur (1949), Elliott Belgrave (1931), Arthur Barclay (1854), and Errol Barrow (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In Barbados

Among musicians born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash ranks 1. 

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