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King Oliver

1881 - 1938

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Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – April 8/10, 1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz. Also a notable composer, he wrote many tunes still played today, including "Dippermouth Blues", "Sweet Like This", "Canal Street Blues", and "Doctor Jazz". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Oliver has received more than 577,684 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). King Oliver is the 571st most popular musician (down from 451st in 2019), the 2,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,454th in 2019) and the 174th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 580k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, King Oliver ranks 571 out of 3,175. Before him are Gaspara Stampa, Marty Friedman, Dido, Gil Evans, Giovanni Sgambati, and Smokey Robinson. After him are Wendy Carlos, Ace Frehley, Jean-Delphin Alard, Jenő Hubay, Hermeto Pascoal, and Gottfried Heinrich Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, King Oliver ranks 90. Before him are Octavian Goga, Matrona Nikonova, Albert Austin, Väinö Tanner, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, and Adolf Meyer. After him are Louis Trousselier, Rauf Orbay, Ernest Bevin, Richard C. Tolman, Valery Larbaud, and Adolf Hühnlein. Among people deceased in 1938, King Oliver ranks 93. Before him are George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Edwin Hall, Ante Trumbić, Octavian Goga, Hans Litten, and Jānis K. Bērziņš. After him are Frigyes Karinthy, John Flanagan, Émile Cohl, Otto Warburg, Axel Ljung, and Joseph Strauss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Oliver ranks 2,934 out of 20,380. Before him are Smokey Robinson (1940), Paul Strand (1890), John Lasseter (1957), Ivy Lee (1877), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), and Bobby Riggs (1918). After him are Bobby Darin (1936), Edward Kasner (1878), Christa McAuliffe (1948), Wendy Carlos (1939), James Henry Breasted (1865), and Raymond Damadian (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, King Oliver ranks 174. Before him are Cannonball Adderley (1928), Randy Rhoads (1956), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Tito Puente (1923), Marty Friedman (1962), and Smokey Robinson (1940). After him are Wendy Carlos (1939), Ace Frehley (1951), GG Allin (1956), Jeff Porcaro (1954), Tico Torres (1953), and Curtis Mayfield (1942).

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