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James Jamerson

1936 - 1983

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James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bass player. 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 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 1,191,132 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. James Jamerson is the 1,179th most popular musician (down from 1,076th in 2019), the 5,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,377th in 2019) and the 436th most popular American Musician.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Jamerson ranks 1,179 out of 2,662. Before him are Gerald Moore, Frankie Laine, Jack Irons, Tor Aulin, Prince Buster, and Joey Kramer. After him are Suga, Francis Buchholz, Jason Bonham, John Abercrombie, Joe Jackson, and Enrique Fernández Arbós.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Jamerson ranks 321. Before him are Vyjayanthimala Bali, Mary Millar, Brian Hart, Hans Zender, Òscar Ribas Reig, and Michael Somare. After him are David Suzuki, Chavarat Charnvirakul, Betty Curtis, Dave Charlton, Hans van den Broek, and Clive Swift. Among people deceased in 1983, James Jamerson ranks 149. Before him are Émile Veinante, Harry James, Oddbjørn Hagen, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Otto Heckmann, and Gunnar Thoroddsen. After him are Neil Ritchie, Jānis Ivanovs, Gyula Lázár, Adrian Boult, José Iraragorri, and Nina Dumbadze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Jamerson ranks 5,755 out of 18,182. Before him are Chuck Schumer (1950), Gordon Gould (1920), Lewis Arquette (1935), Jonah Falcon (1970), Joey Kramer (1950), and Bob Lazar (1959). After him are Jason Segel (1980), Diana Muldaur (1938), William Lane Craig (1949), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Roy Eldridge (1911), and Mark Rolston (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Jamerson ranks 436. Before him are Mike Stern (1953), Timbaland (1972), Bill Monroe (1911), Frankie Laine (1913), Jack Irons (1962), and Joey Kramer (1950). After him are John Abercrombie (1944), Gene Pitney (1940), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Jack Sherman (1956), Joshua Bell (1967), and Steven Adler (1965).

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