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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 458,384 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jo Jones is the 1,336th most popular musician (down from 1,270th in 2019), the 6,628th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,296th in 2019) and the 475th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jo Jones ranks 1,336 out of 3,175. Before him are Ketil Bjørnstad, Brad Delson, Jukka Nevalainen, Buckethead, Manfred Eicher, and Dave Holland. After him are Max Martin, Darryl Jones, Dexter Holland, Coco Lee, Rick Springfield, and Ismaël Lô.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jo Jones ranks 257. Before him are Constantin Stanciu, Marie Braun, Gedeon Barcza, Albina Osipowich, József Háda, and Milorad B. Protić. After him are Roy Eldridge, Anatol Rapoport, Maurice Goldhaber, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Leslie Graham, and Bill Monroe. Among people deceased in 1985, Jo Jones ranks 183. Before him are George Murdock, Julie Vlasto, George London, Ruth Orkin, Sam Spiegel, and Rudolf Burkert. After him are Ina Claire, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Carmen Barth, Paul Peter Ewald, William Stevenson, and Roger Maris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jo Jones ranks 6,628 out of 20,380. Before him are David E. Kelley (1956), Mark Rydell (1929), Chaim Potok (1929), Néstor Carbonell (1967), Andrea Elson (1969), and Fanny Brice (1891). After him are Gary Graham (1950), Chloë Grace Moretz (1997), Janet Reno (1938), Alan Helffrich (1900), Arthur Barnard (1929), and Jaroslav Pelikan (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jo Jones ranks 475. Before him are James LoMenzo (1959), John Myung (1967), George Jones (1931), Wayne Kramer (1948), Brad Delson (1977), and Buckethead (1969). After him are Darryl Jones (1961), Dexter Holland (1965), David Amram (1930), David Hungate (1948), Eric Martin (1960), and Wynton Marsalis (1961).

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