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Mark Murphy

1932 - 2015

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Mark Howe Murphy (March 14, 1932 – October 22, 2015) was an American jazz singer based at various times in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco. He recorded 51 albums under his own name during his lifetime and was principally known for his innovative vocal improvisations. He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 Down Beat magazine readers' jazz poll for Best Male Vocalist and was also nominated five times for the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Jazz Performance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Murphy has received more than 29,364 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Murphy is the 1,918th most popular singer (down from 1,559th in 2019), the 10,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,393rd in 2019) and the 501st most popular American Singer.

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  • 29k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mark Murphy ranks 1,918 out of 4,381. Before him are Leroy Carr, Mariem Hassan, Daniel Powter, Jessie J, Sergio Dalma, and Sergej Ćetković. After him are Apl.de.ap, Haha, Oumou Sangaré, Joey Belladonna, Kōji Wada, and Christer Björkman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Mark Murphy ranks 495. Before him are Angelo Vanzin, Gaetano Starrabba, William Christopher, Richard G. Hovannisian, Guido Vincenzi, and Kurt Stettler. After him are Dean Smith, Roger Smith, Dániel Magay, Marguerite Pindling, Robert Spitzer, and Joe Arpaio. Among people deceased in 2015, Mark Murphy ranks 431. Before him are Manorama, Edward Brooke, Rico Rodriguez, Jimmy Murray, Mariem Hassan, and Olga Knyazeva. After him are Isa Munayev, Dean Smith, Lorena Rojas, Origa, Robert Spitzer, and Gene Saks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Murphy ranks 10,311 out of 20,380. Before him are Luther Adler (1903), Zach Roerig (1985), Robert B. Sherman (1925), Joseph Pevney (1911), George McGinnis (1950), and George M. Whitesides (1939). After him are Mary Lambert (1951), Julia Alvarez (1950), Jenna Presley (1987), Keith Andrews (1920), Todd Howard (1971), and Malachi Throne (1928).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mark Murphy ranks 501. Before him are Eddy Arnold (1918), MC Ren (1969), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Julee Cruise (1956), Carole Bayer Sager (1947), and Leroy Carr (1905). After him are Joey Belladonna (1960), Ja Rule (1976), Kate Smith (1907), Ne-Yo (1979), Greg Phillinganes (1956), and Kevin DuBrow (1955).

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