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Henry Vestine

1944 - 1997

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Henry Charles Vestine (December 25, 1944 – October 20, 1997) a.k.a. "The Sunflower", was an American guitar player primarily known as a member of the band Canned Heat. He was with the group from its start in 1965 to July 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Vestine has received more than 296,967 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Henry Vestine is the 1,586th most popular musician (down from 1,575th in 2019), the 7,912th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,917th in 2019) and the 621st most popular American Musician.

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  • 300k

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  • 44.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henry Vestine ranks 1,586 out of 2,662Before her are Bob Brookmeyer, Carol Kaye, Terje Rypdal, Roy Ayers, Mike Dirnt, and Steve Swallow. After her are Magic Slim, Mia Zapata, Hugh Hopper, Nils Petter Molvær, Alex Acuña, and John Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Henry Vestine ranks 492Before her are Christine Goitschel, Ken Howard, Alan Woods, Alexei Lubimov, Fatos Kongoli, and Terry Cooper. After her are Kevin Tighe, Alex Acuña, Earl Monroe, Gilbert Adair, Şerif Gören, and Francis Girod. Among people deceased in 1997, Henry Vestine ranks 232Before her are Matti Sippala, Aníbal Tarabini, Wilbert Awdry, Ted Gärdestad, Ronnie Lane, and Antoine Cuissard. After her are Stubby Kaye, Aleksandr Ivanov, Martin Kippenberger, Helen Jacobs, Pedro Zaballa, and Red Skelton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Vestine ranks 7,912 out of 18,182Before her are Ray Barbuti (1905), Howard Deutch (1950), Mike Larrabee (1933), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Steve Swallow (1940), and Mike Honda (1941). After her are Christopher Paolini (1983), Gilda Radner (1946), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Magic Slim (1937), and John Rutledge (1739).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Henry Vestine ranks 621Before her are Bill Black (1926), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Carol Kaye (1935), Roy Ayers (1940), Mike Dirnt (1972), and Steve Swallow (1940). After her are Magic Slim (1937), Mia Zapata (1965), Chad Channing (1967), James LoMenzo (1959), Arthur Crudup (1905), and Sly Stone (1943).