MUSICIAN

Hugh McDonald

1950 - Today

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Hugh John McDonald (born December 28, 1950) is an American musician who is best known for his session work and for being the current bassist and backup singer of American rock band Bon Jovi, which he joined as an unofficial band member in November 1994, before becoming an official band member in 2016. Before joining Bon Jovi, he was the bass guitarist for the David Bromberg Band, touring extensively worldwide and playing on many Bromberg albums. He has played with many other artists, both live and in the studio, including Willie Nelson, Steve Goodman, Ringo Starr, Lita Ford, Michael Bolton, Cher, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, Gavin Whittaker, Michael Bublé, Poison, and did a few dates during Shania Twain's the Woman in Me TV tour.He has worked with Bon Jovi in the studio since its inception and has been their bass guitarist since original bass guitarist Alec John Such's departure after Cross Road—which was released in 1994—but was still regarded as an 'unofficial' member of Bon Jovi until 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh McDonald has received more than 12,922 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh McDonald is the 871st most popular musician (up from 1,005th in 2019), the 4,297th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,915th in 2019) and the 274th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Hugh McDonalds by language

Over the past year Hugh McDonald has had the most page views in the with 9,961 views, followed by Spanish (9,532), and German (8,270). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (124.24%), Arabic (50.98%), and Korean (11.85%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hugh McDonald ranks 871 out of 3,175. Before him are Pino Donaggio, Karl Bartos, Mel Collins, Daniel Steibelt, J. J. Johnson, and Layne Staley. After him are Pete Burns, Philip Catherine, Francis Cabrel, Sally Oldfield, Eddie Clarke, and Pitbull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Hugh McDonald ranks 218. Before him are Pasteur Bizimungu, Kristina Wayborn, Renate Stecher, Joe Johnston, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, and Werner Peter. After him are Eddie Clarke, Julie Kavner, Peter Frampton, Amy Madigan, Vladimir Megre, and Ivan Hlinka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh McDonald ranks 4,297 out of 20,380. Before him are Barnum Brown (1873), Bugs Moran (1893), Gregg Allman (1947), Layne Staley (1967), India Summer (1975), and Edmund Gettier (1927). After him are Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Don Nelson (1940), Michael Johnson (1967), Billy Hayes (1947), John Tukey (1915), and Lee Wallard (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hugh McDonald ranks 274. Before him are Roy Buchanan (1939), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Jordan Rudess (1956), Richie Havens (1941), J. J. Johnson (1924), and Layne Staley (1967). After him are Pitbull (1981), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Ray Brown (1926), James Burton (1939), Doug Clifford (1945), and Maceo Parker (1943).

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