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James Jamerson

1936 - 1983

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James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bassist. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Jamerson has received more than 1,269,049 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James Jamerson is the 1,301st most popular musician (down from 1,176th in 2019), the 6,447th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,743rd in 2019) and the 459th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Jamerson ranks 1,301 out of 3,175. Before him are Randy Brecker, Andy Bown, Andrei Gavrilov, Bert Jansch, Joe Jackson, and Adrian Vandenberg. After him are Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Steve Jordan, Lou Donaldson, Bill Frisell, Rudolf Firkušný, and Trent Reznor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Jamerson ranks 361. Before him are Revaz Gabriadze, Néstor Gonçalves, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Gerald Guralnik, Michał Heller, and Vladimir Maslachenko. After him are Med Hondo, Larry Cohen, John Shalikashvili, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, John P. Ryan, and James Lee Burke. Among people deceased in 1983, James Jamerson ranks 173. Before him are Otto Heckmann, Jaime Lazcano, Alfonso Calzolari, Choi Chung-min, Fyodor Abramov, and Earl Tupper. After him are Paavo Johansson, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Szolem Mandelbrojt, Edward Lawry Norton, Barbara Karinska, and Jānis Ivanovs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Jamerson ranks 6,447 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaron Sorkin (1961), William Dwight Whitney (1827), Earl Tupper (1907), Preston Sturges (1898), Charles Stark Draper (1901), and Robert Preston (1918). After him are Ruth Orkin (1921), Louise Lasser (1939), Joe Hunt (1919), Frank Silva (1950), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), and Kevin Garnett (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Jamerson ranks 459. Before him are Stan Kenton (1911), Joshua Bell (1967), Bob James (1939), Patti Scialfa (1953), Jim Keltner (1942), and Randy Brecker (1945). After him are Steve Jordan (1957), Lou Donaldson (1926), Bill Frisell (1951), Trent Reznor (1965), Johnny Griffin (1928), and Brad Whitford (1952).

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