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MUSICIAN

Kid Ory

1886 - 1973

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Edward "Kid" Ory (December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973) was an American jazz composer, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz. He was born near LaPlace, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans on his 21st birthday, to Los Angeles in 1910 and to Chicago in 1925. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kid Ory has received more than 287,620 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Kid Ory is the 942nd most popular musician (down from 815th in 2019), the 4,645th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,082nd in 2019) and the 329th most popular American Musician.

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  • 290k

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  • 50.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kid Ory ranks 942 out of 2,662Before him are Pink Anderson, Sabicas, Mikhail Pletnev, Gary Peacock, Donald Byrd, and Gene Autry. After him are Hank Mobley, Duško Gojković, Phil Campbell, Kyung Wha Chung, Andrej Hoteev, and Tuomas Holopainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Kid Ory ranks 172Before him are August Rei, George Cœdès, Victor Boin, Siegfried Sassoon, Johnny Hayes, and Constant Permeke. After him are Hella Wuolijoki, Ion Gigurtu, Arthur Russell, Malak Hifni Nasif, Lucien Gaudin, and Hidetsugu Yagi. Among people deceased in 1973, Kid Ory ranks 148Before him are Ira Sprague Bowen, Adolfo Zumelzú, Sergei Tumansky, Nobuko Yoshiya, Rafael Franco, and Ramón de la Fuente Leal. After him are Harold Hotelling, Gustaf Molander, Willy Fritsch, Louis St. Laurent, Paul Kletzki, and Cecil Kellaway.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kid Ory ranks 4,645 out of 18,182Before him are Pete Rose (1941), Donald Byrd (1932), Michael McKean (1947), Gene Autry (1907), Kylie Jenner (1997), and W. C. Handy (1873). After him are Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Herbert Ross (1927), Norman Lloyd (1914), Hank Mobley (1930), Craig Mello (1960), and Catherine Hicks (1951).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kid Ory ranks 329Before him are Rob Zombie (1965), John Mellencamp (1951), Pink Anderson (1900), Gary Peacock (1935), Donald Byrd (1932), and Gene Autry (1907). After him are Hank Mobley (1930), Albert Collins (1932), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Pitbull (1981), Larry Coryell (1943), and Barney Kessel (1923).