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MUSICIAN

J. J. Cale

1938 - 2013

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John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. J. Cale has received more than 3,975,308 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). J. J. Cale is the 219th most popular musician (down from 187th in 2019), the 1,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,083rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Musician.

J. J. Cale is most famous for his song "Cocaine" which is about the effects of cocaine on the body.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, J. J. Cale ranks 219 out of 2,662Before him are Bill Haley, Dr. Alban, Pete Townshend, Duff McKagan, Lucio Dalla, and John Cale. After him are Leslie Cheung, Mike Shinoda, Billy Idol, Romano Mussolini, Stéphane Grappelli, and Ken Hensley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, J. J. Cale ranks 70Before him are Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, José Altafini, Etta James, Jerzy Skolimowski, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, and Anthony James Leggett. After him are Dean Reed, Kenny Rogers, Georg Baselitz, Carlos Bilardo, Oscar Robertson, and Ricardo Lagos. Among people deceased in 2013, J. J. Cale ranks 48Before him are Nagisa Oshima, Jesús Franco, Richard Matheson, Viktor Kulikov, Lawrence Klein, and Manfred Rommel. After him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Sara Montiel, Chinua Achebe, and Richard Ramirez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. J. Cale ranks 1,275 out of 18,182Before him are Irwin Shaw (1913), Anthony Mann (1906), Cormac McCarthy (1933), Joseph Kosuth (1945), John Brown (1800), and John Foster Dulles (1888). After him are Sam Cooke (1931), Raymond Davis Jr. (1914), Chevy Chase (1943), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), and Mike Shinoda (1977).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, J. J. Cale ranks 63Before him are Joe Satriani (1956), Pete Seeger (1919), Snoop Dogg (1971), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Bill Haley (1925), and Duff McKagan (1964). After him are Mike Shinoda (1977), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Kirk Hammett (1962), Marilyn Manson (1969), Paul Stanley (1952), and Mike Portnoy (1967).