MUSICIAN

Machito

1912 - 1984

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Frank Grillo (born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo; December 3, 1909 – April 15, 1984) known professionally as Machito (previously as Macho), was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and create both Cubop and salsa music. He was raised in Havana with his sister, singer Graciela. In New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in 1940, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements in one group. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Machito has received more than 247,207 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Machito is the 1,726th most popular musician, the 8,714th most popular biography from United States and the 648th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Machito ranks 1,726 out of 3,175. Before him are Alexander Courage, Ray Anthony, Dominic Miller, Sophie Muller, Dave Weckl, and Chris Thomas. After him are Jeremy Spencer, Richard Sinclair, Unsuk Chin, Booker T. Jones, Holly Johnson, and Jackie McLean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Machito ranks 336. Before him are Alfredo Pián, Irena Kwiatkowska, Øivind Holmsen, Camilo Ponce Enríquez, Josef Streb, and Erwin Strittmatter. After him are George Mikes, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Kees Mijnders, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, József Pálinkás, and Roger Michelot. Among people deceased in 1984, Machito ranks 222. Before him are Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Paul Le Flem, Shelly Manne, Henry Wilcoxon, Yvon Petra, and Nikolai Tomsky. After him are Peggy Ann Garner, Carl Foreman, Wilhelm Müller, Héctor Hernández, Alberta Hunter, and Ken Armstrong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Machito ranks 8,714 out of 20,380. Before him are Miiko Taka (1925), Patricia Tallman (1957), Sereno Watson (1826), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), Terry Moore (1929), and M. King Hubbert (1903). After him are Doug Emhoff (1964), Hilarie Burton (1982), Alice Davenport (1864), Roky Erickson (1947), Tom Tryon (1926), and Joseph Polchinski (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Machito ranks 648. Before him are Michael Steele (1955), Arto Lindsay (1953), Shelly Manne (1920), Alexander Courage (1919), Ray Anthony (1922), and Dave Weckl (1960). After him are Booker T. Jones (1944), Jackie McLean (1931), Cedar Walton (1934), Dave Farrell (1977), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), and Michael McDonald (1952).

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