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Maceo Parker

1943 - Today

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Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maceo Parker has received more than 762,805 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Maceo Parker is the 887th most popular musician (down from 666th in 2019), the 4,366th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,449th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Musician.

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  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Maceo Parker ranks 887 out of 3,175. Before him are Ray Brown, James Burton, Gustavo Cerati, Doug Clifford, Paco Ibáñez, and S. D. Burman. After him are Fatboy Slim, Scott Bradley, Benny Carter, Charlie Christian, Kyung Wha Chung, and Donald "Duck" Dunn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Maceo Parker ranks 311. Before him are Hugh Thompson Jr., Aaron Russo, Joanna Shimkus, Serge Lama, Joyce Meyer, and Lobo. After him are Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Kenzo Yokoyama, Sanmao, Peter Straub, Alan Wilson, and Larry Coryell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maceo Parker ranks 4,366 out of 20,380. Before him are Bud Cort (1948), Robert Wisdom (1953), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Antonia Maury (1866), James Michael Harvey (1949), and Russ Tamblyn (1934). After him are James M. Gavin (1907), Lucretia Mott (1793), Katherine Kelly Lang (1961), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Scott Bradley (1891), and Benny Carter (1907).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Maceo Parker ranks 280. Before him are Hugh McDonald (1950), Pitbull (1981), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Ray Brown (1926), James Burton (1939), and Doug Clifford (1945). After him are Scott Bradley (1891), Benny Carter (1907), Charlie Christian (1916), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Clark Terry (1920), and Jimmy Buffett (1946).

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