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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 12,986 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh McDonald is the 1,008th most popular musician (down from 817th in 2019), the 4,927th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,088th in 2019) and the 359th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hugh McDonald ranks 1,008 out of 2,662. Before him are Colin Burgess, Helmuth Rilling, Hélène Grimaud, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Floyd Council, and Zoltán Kocsis. After him are Aarre Merikanto, Al Jardine, Paul Simonon, Phil Woods, Arif Mardin, and Geoff Emerick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Hugh McDonald ranks 237. Before him are Linda Thompson, Derek de Lint, Ivan Hlinka, Adriano Panatta, Michael Tomasello, and Billy Ocean. After him are Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, John Terry, Miho Kaneda, Gérard Lanvin, Kenny Ortega, and David Brin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh McDonald ranks 4,927 out of 18,182. Before him are Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Carol Kane (1952), Michael Tomasello (1950), John Agar (1921), Amber Lynn (1964), and Fred Thompson (1942). After him are Robert Zoellick (1953), Cat Power (1972), Vincent Richards (1903), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Dennis Lehane (1965), and Tony Danza (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hugh McDonald ranks 359. Before him are Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Marky Ramone (1952), Marty Balin (1942), Tommy Johnson (1896), Barry Harris (1929), and Floyd Council (1911). After him are Al Jardine (1942), Phil Woods (1931), Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Mangini (1963), Jimmy Cobb (1929), and Tony Visconti (1944).

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