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Jorma Kaukonen

1940 - Today

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Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; YOR-mə KOW-kə-nen; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2019 has continued for 50 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorma Kaukonen has received more than 1,814,331 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jorma Kaukonen is the 983rd most popular musician (down from 970th in 2019), the 4,819th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,781st in 2019) and the 350th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.8M

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  • 49.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 983 out of 2,662Before him are Travis Barker, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Michael Weikath, Željko Joksimović, Son House, and Larry Carlton. After him are Simon Le Bon, Ignaz von Seyfried, Enzo Jannacci, Kenny Burrell, Yiruma, and Ray Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 267Before him are Vladimir Vasiliev, José Nápoles, Ansumane Mané, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Patrick Leahy, and Li Zhaoxing. After him are Francesco Guccini, Matthias Habich, Eberhard Weber, Zubaida Tharwat, Mary Beth Peil, and Bill Medley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 4,819 out of 18,182Before him are Eriq La Salle (1962), Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), Donella Meadows (1941), and Bobby Driscoll (1937). After him are Ted Cassidy (1932), Francis Lane (1874), Garry Shandling (1949), Brett Lunger (1945), Rebbie Jackson (1950), and Edward Feigenbaum (1936).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 350Before him are Tyler, the Creator (1991), Henry Cowell (1897), Johnny Thunders (1952), Travis Barker (1975), Son House (1902), and Larry Carlton (1948). After him are Kenny Burrell (1931), Jimmy Reed (1925), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Marky Ramone (1952), Marty Balin (1942), and Tommy Johnson (1896).