MUSICIAN

Larry Coryell

1943 - 2017

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Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock music. Coryell was also a music teacher and a writer, penning a monthly column for Guitar Player magazine from 1977 to 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Coryell has received more than 629,064 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Larry Coryell is the 907th most popular musician (up from 952nd in 2019), the 4,436th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,688th in 2019) and the 291st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Larry Coryell ranks 907 out of 3,175. Before him are Würzel, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Alan Wilson, Mick Ronson, Clarence Clemons, and Albert Ayler. After him are Sean Combs, Lili Kraus, Charley Patton, David Paich, Ruggiero Ricci, and Carl Cox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Larry Coryell ranks 317. Before him are Maceo Parker, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Kenzo Yokoyama, Sanmao, Peter Straub, and Alan Wilson. After him are Soledad Miranda, Martin Peters, Tim Krabbé, Randall Duk Kim, Pablo Milanés, and Dante Ferretti. Among people deceased in 2017, Larry Coryell ranks 225. Before him are Brunhilde Pomsel, Gregg Allman, Klaus Huber, Bernard Francis Law, Spencer Johnson, and Feliciano Rivilla. After him are Barry Dennen, Li Li-hua, Clifton James, Chiquito de la Calzada, Velasio de Paolis, and Holger Czukay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Coryell ranks 4,436 out of 20,380. Before him are H.D. (1886), Clarence Clemons (1942), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), Albert Ayler (1936), and Brandi Love (1973). After him are Benny Urquidez (1952), Sean Combs (1969), Diahann Carroll (1935), Kevin McCarthy (1965), Steve Zahn (1967), and David Chase (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Larry Coryell ranks 291. Before him are Clark Terry (1920), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Teddy Wilson (1912), Alan Wilson (1943), Clarence Clemons (1942), and Albert Ayler (1936). After him are Sean Combs (1969), Charley Patton (1891), David Paich (1954), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Taj Mahal (1942), and Donald Byrd (1932).

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