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Joe Sample

1939 - 2014

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Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz, Jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 and also the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal. Beginning in the late 1960s, he enjoyed a successful solo career and guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Sample has received more than 630,674 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Joe Sample is the 1,244th most popular musician (down from 1,108th in 2019), the 6,177th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,499th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe Sample ranks 1,244 out of 2,662. Before him are Tony Kaye, William Primrose, Tim Hardin, Zoot Sims, Arthur De Greef, and Henry Litolff. After him are Charlie Byrd, Blind Willie McTell, Ivan Král, Jenő Jandó, Jaromír Nohavica, and Mary Travers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Joe Sample ranks 333. Before him are Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, Jimmie Nicol, Michel Colombier, Oʻtkir Sultonov, Clarence Williams III, and Vivi Bach. After him are Samih al-Qasim, Richard Posner, Laila Kinnunen, Dieter Quester, Luther Allison, and Abdullah Ensour. Among people deceased in 2014, Joe Sample ranks 279. Before him are Atef Ebeid, Richard Hoggart, Milan Horvat, Ara Shiraz, Bernard Agré, and Károly Sándor. After him are Samih al-Qasim, Tony Benn, Pino Cerami, Tullio Regge, Horacio Troche, and Casey Kasem.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Sample ranks 6,177 out of 18,182. Before him are Ollie Johnston (1912), Guy Kawasaki (1954), Cassandra Peterson (1951), Peter Norton (1943), Anna Harrison (1775), and Jan Sterling (1921). After him are Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874), Maurice Costello (1877), Stan Hansen (1949), Robert B. Parker (1932), Louis Bromfield (1896), and Samuel Berger (1884).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joe Sample ranks 462. Before him are Daryl Hall (1946), Charles Lloyd (1938), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Trent Reznor (1965), Tim Hardin (1941), and Zoot Sims (1925). After him are Charlie Byrd (1925), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Mary Travers (1936), Chico Hamilton (1921), Pat Smear (1959), and Ralph Towner (1940).

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