MUSICIAN

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 322,716 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Vestine is the 1,475th most popular musician (up from 1,581st in 2019), the 7,426th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,897th in 2019) and the 535th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henry Vestine ranks 1,475 out of 3,175. Before her are Ramsey Lewis, Sean Lennon, Spike Edney, Johnny Mercer, Rudy Sarzo, and Quorthon. After her are Mark Hoppus, Alex Lifeson, Marshmello, Sharleen Spiteri, Nancy Wilson, and Eddie Gómez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Henry Vestine ranks 516. Before her are John Njue, Peter Dietrich, Ron Harris, Joe Eszterhas, Leonard Slatkin, and George Graham. After her are Antti Tuuri, Eddie Gómez, Mahieddine Khalef, Rita Mae Brown, Matthew Cowles, and Feleti Sevele. Among people deceased in 1997, Henry Vestine ranks 245. Before her are Matti Sippala, Anne Stine Ingstad, Julio Musimessi, Stubby Kaye, Tony Zale, and Ted Gärdestad. After her are Kiki Kogelnik, Reinhard Lauck, Ivor Allchurch, Tamara Makarova, Georgi Yumatov, and Ronnie Lane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Vestine ranks 7,426 out of 20,380. Before her are Lewis Sheldon (1874), Johnny Mercer (1909), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), Alfred Romer (1894), Ian Keith (1899), and Vera-Ellen (1921). After her are John Jeffries (1745), Jon Turteltaub (1963), Stephen P. Synnott (1946), Paula Strasberg (1909), Mark Hoppus (1972), and Joe Manchin (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Henry Vestine ranks 535. Before her are Billy Hart (1940), Joe Morello (1928), Karl Logan (1965), Ramsey Lewis (1935), Sean Lennon (1975), and Johnny Mercer (1909). After her are Mark Hoppus (1972), Marshmello (1992), Nancy Wilson (1954), Charlie Byrd (1925), Sonny Fortune (1939), and Cassandra Wilson (1955).

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