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Jo Jones

1911 - 1985

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Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Jones has received more than 411,163 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jo Jones is the 1,273rd most popular musician (down from 1,048th in 2019), the 6,309th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,215th in 2019) and the 477th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jo Jones ranks 1,273 out of 2,662Before him are Adrian Vandenberg, Ray Parker Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Tork, Randy Brecker, and Jay Chou. After him are Leslie West, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Richard Palmer-James, Gackt, Jukka Nevalainen, and Max Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jo Jones ranks 230Before him are Paul Pietsch, Fauja Singh, Luise Rinser, Marie Braun, Giuseppe Olmo, and Mario Perazzolo. After him are Nikolai Baibakov, Enric Valor i Vives, István Bibó, Jean Cayrol, Roger Lapébie, and Leen Vente. Among people deceased in 1985, Jo Jones ranks 171Before him are Scott Brady, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Myrtle Cook, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Roger Maris, and Jules Vandooren. After him are Natalio Perinetti, Hilding Rosenberg, Uku Masing, Rudolf Burkert, Matt Monro, and Frank Oppenheimer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jo Jones ranks 6,309 out of 18,182Before him are Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930), Alan Ruck (1956), L. Q. Jones (1927), Michael Bowen (1957), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), and John Wooden (1910). After him are Mike Todd (1909), Jane Bowles (1917), Leslie West (1945), Lydia Davis (1947), Chris Wedge (1957), and John C. Slater (1900).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jo Jones ranks 477Before him are Bernie Leadon (1947), Mark Isham (1951), Luther Allison (1939), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Peter Tork (1942), and Randy Brecker (1945). After him are Leslie West (1945), Ron Asheton (1948), Randy Jackson (1961), Benjamin Orr (1947), Paul Gray (1972), and Brad Delson (1977).