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MUSICIAN

Joe Meek

1929 - 1967

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Robert George "Joe" Meek (5 April 1929 – 3 February 1967) was an English record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Meek has received more than 1,027,903 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Meek is the 2,013th most popular musician (down from 1,899th in 2019), the 4,975th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,617th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe Meek ranks 2,013 out of 2,662Before him are Billy Higgins, Tim Commerford, John Evan, Guy Pratt, Debbi Peterson, and Joakim Brodén. After him are Goldie, WestBam, Trentemøller, Amjad Ali Khan, Angela Hewitt, and Roine Stolt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Joe Meek ranks 443Before him are Bhanu Athaiya, Ahmed Kathrada, Amanda Blake, Joseph Mascolo, Paul England, and Johnny Ace. After him are Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Art Taylor, Buck Owens, Branko Grünbaum, Velimir Valenta, and Brian Friel. Among people deceased in 1967, Joe Meek ranks 248Before him are Carl Kempe, Constance Titus, Holcombe Ward, George E. Stone, Nathaniel Cartmell, and Samuel Mosberg. After him are Grace Cunard, Patrick Kavanagh, Georges Vanier, Tom Conway, Ian Raby, and Guillermo Douglas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Meek ranks 4,975 out of 7,765Before him are Andrew Robertson (1994), John Evan (1948), Guy Pratt (1962), Sajid Javid (1969), Andy Auld (1900), and Daniel Levy (1962). After him are Reg Presley (1941), Goldie (1965), W. G. Grace (1848), Sarah Gilbert (1962), Tracey Emin (1963), and Ricky Whittle (1981).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Joe Meek ranks 343Before him are Michael Moran (1948), Steven Isserlis (1958), Andrew Davis (1944), Passenger (1984), John Evan (1948), and Guy Pratt (1962). After him are Goldie (1965), William Orbit (1956), Tim Renwick (1949), Steve Hewitt (1971), Simon Kirke (1949), and Dave Greenfield (1949).