MUSICIAN

Larry Adler

1914 - 2001

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Lawrence Cecil Adler (February 10, 1914 – August 6, 2001) was an American harmonica player and film composer. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Adler has received more than 387,049 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Larry Adler is the 1,812th most popular musician (down from 1,714th in 2019), the 9,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,664th in 2019) and the 693rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Larry Adler ranks 1,812 out of 3,175. Before him are Stephen Morris, Toumani Diabaté, Phil Collen, Jimmy Garrison, Dan Ar Braz, and Gotye. After him are Ludwig Göransson, Chris Broderick, Armando Peraza, Eddie Kramer, Bootsy Collins, and Nick Rhodes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Larry Adler ranks 347. Before him are Robert Alda, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Billy Eckstine, Estelle Reiner, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and Kay Stammers. After him are Mark Kac, Xosé María Díaz Castro, Ahmet Kireççi, Bill Erwin, Louis Chaillot, and R. A. Lafferty. Among people deceased in 2001, Larry Adler ranks 273. Before him are Mirvarid Dilbazi, Olle Håkansson, Delia Derbyshire, Carroll O'Connor, Otto Hemele, and Rufus Thomas. After him are Boris Stenin, Kira Ivanova, Anthony Shaffer, Andreas Kupfer, Zoltán Nemere, and Ann Sothern.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Adler ranks 9,156 out of 20,380. Before him are Geraldo Rivera (1943), Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), Akiva Goldsman (1962), H. C. Robbins Landon (1926), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), and Albert White (1895). After him are James Stockdale (1923), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Debi Diamond (1965), Vic Seixas (1923), John Ortiz (1968), and Harold Hackett (1878).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Larry Adler ranks 693. Before him are John Patitucci (1959), Scott Ian (1963), Bill Berry (1958), Doc Watson (1923), Joe Bonamassa (1977), and Jimmy Garrison (1934). After him are Chris Broderick (1970), Bootsy Collins (1951), Seasick Steve (1951), Steve Gaines (1949), Barry Harris (1929), and Terry Kath (1946).

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