MUSICIAN

Larry Carlton

1948 - Today

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Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. One of the most sought after guitarists of his era, Carlton has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorded on hundreds of albums in many genres, including more than 100 gold records, as well as for television and movies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Carlton has received more than 1,250,540 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Larry Carlton is the 1,021st most popular musician (down from 979th in 2019), the 4,948th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,803rd in 2019) and the 336th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Larry Carlton ranks 1,021 out of 3,175. Before him are Lennie Tristano, Trevor Pinnock, Boris Grebenshchikov, Gene Clark, Jack DeJohnette, and John McVie. After him are Billie Joe Armstrong, Hank Jones, André Cluytens, Eddy Mitchell, Sonny Stitt, and Andrew Latimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Larry Carlton ranks 340. Before him are Victor Skumin, Philip Jackson, Gregory Itzin, Anatoly Solovyev, Selda Bağcan, and Ana Mendieta. After him are Arturo Sosa, Stefania Casini, Margaret Weis, Dušan Kovačević, Jim Walton, and Gary Thain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Carlton ranks 4,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Clark (1944), Walter De Maria (1935), Ted Post (1918), Aron Ralston (1975), Jack DeJohnette (1942), and Eddie Lawson (1958). After him are A. Merritt (1884), Eric S. Raymond (1957), Sylvanus Morley (1883), John Henry Holland (1929), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), and Alice Hamilton (1869).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Larry Carlton ranks 336. Before him are Helen Merrill (1930), Otis Rush (1934), John Lewis (1920), Lennie Tristano (1919), Gene Clark (1944), and Jack DeJohnette (1942). After him are Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Hank Jones (1918), Sonny Stitt (1924), Zakk Wylde (1967), Cecil Taylor (1929), and Don Felder (1947).

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