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John Abercrombie

1944 - 2017

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John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Abercrombie has received more than 33,309 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Abercrombie is the 1,188th most popular musician (down from 1,180th in 2019), the 5,838th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,767th in 2019) and the 418th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Abercrombie ranks 1,188 out of 3,175. Before him are Wolfgang Flür, Szymon Goldberg, Peter Tägtgren, Jenő Jandó, Joe Henderson, and Prince Buster. After him are Taylor Hawkins, Cerrone, Ralph Towner, Geoff Downes, Steven Adler, and Martin Birch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Abercrombie ranks 428. Before him are Dominique Lavanant, Mario Bertini, Roger Rees, Joseph Benz, Kuniya Daini, and Zafarullah Khan Jamali. After him are Alexei Lubimov, Kati Kovács, François Migault, Michel Maffesoli, Kenneth Cranham, and Jonelle Allen. Among people deceased in 2017, John Abercrombie ranks 309. Before him are Jean Vuarnet, Shyla Stylez, Daniil Granin, Alec McCowen, Vinod Khanna, and Betty Cuthbert. After him are Viktor Tsaryov, Cuthbert Sebastian, Robert Alt, Robert Taylor, Darlanne Fluegel, and Armando Calderón Sol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Abercrombie ranks 5,838 out of 20,380. Before him are Ruby Dee (1922), Joe Henderson (1937), Andy Griffith (1926), Steven Zaillian (1953), Debra Messing (1968), and Peter H. Gilmore (1958). After him are Taylor Hawkins (1972), William Wharton (1925), Jonathan Pollard (1954), Jason Scott Lee (1966), Ellen Corby (1911), and Ralph Towner (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Abercrombie ranks 418. Before him are Big Joe Turner (1911), Kate Pierson (1948), Linda Perry (1965), Paul Gilbert (1966), Marty Balin (1942), and Joe Henderson (1937). After him are Taylor Hawkins (1972), Ralph Towner (1940), Steven Adler (1965), Benjamin Orr (1947), Donald Fagen (1948), and Gram Parsons (1946).

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