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Johnny Dodds

1892 - 1940

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Johnny Dodds (; April 12, 1892 – August 8, 1940) was an American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist based in New Orleans, best known for his recordings under his own name and with bands such as those of Joe "King" Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Lovie Austin and Louis Armstrong. Dodds was the older brother of drummer Warren "Baby" Dodds, one of the first important jazz drummers. They worked together in the New Orleans Bootblacks in 1926. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Dodds has received more than 125,842 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Johnny Dodds is the 1,601st most popular musician (down from 1,441st in 2019), the 8,033rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,219th in 2019) and the 588th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Johnny Dodds by language

Over the past year Johnny Dodds has had the most page views in the with 14,652 views, followed by French (2,528), and Spanish (1,488). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (84.40%), Arabic (77.91%), and French (74.47%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Dodds ranks 1,601 out of 3,175. Before her are Ola Brunkert, Thomas Ravenscroft, Lyle Mays, Hank Snow, Derek Sherinian, and Biréli Lagrène. After her are Larry Williams, Didier Lockwood, Johnny Mandel, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Eliane Elias, and Memphis Minnie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Johnny Dodds ranks 244. Before her are Rex Ingram, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Philippe Cattiau, Manilal Gandhi, Anders Larsson, and Mariano Arrate. After her are Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Peggy Wood, Ferde Grofé, Seiichiro Kashio, Ōten Shimokawa, and Slim Summerville. Among people deceased in 1940, Johnny Dodds ranks 168. Before her are Gustav Goßler, Kalliroi Parren, Harry Stafford, Leopold Skulski, George Fitzmaurice, and Ervin Mészáros. After her are Robert Emden, Albert Engström, Hendrik Marsman, Agnes von Krusenstjerna, David Hammond, and Ole Lilloe-Olsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Dodds ranks 8,033 out of 20,380. Before her are Helene Madison (1913), Gerald R. Molen (1935), Richard Hell (1949), James Waddell Alexander II (1888), Bill O'Reilly (1949), and Madeline Miller (1978). After her are Lorna Luft (1952), Jaden Smith (1998), Glenne Headly (1955), Edward Hicks (1780), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), and Heather O'Rourke (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Dodds ranks 588. Before her are Barry McGuire (1935), Michael Anthony (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), Neal Schon (1954), Lyle Mays (1953), and Derek Sherinian (1966). After her are Larry Williams (1935), Johnny Mandel (1925), Memphis Minnie (1897), James P. Johnson (1894), Mike Patton (1968), and Kyle Eastwood (1968).

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