MUSICIAN

Muhal Richard Abrams

1930 - 2017

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Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhal Richard Abrams has received more than 146,282 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Muhal Richard Abrams is the 2,231st most popular musician (down from 2,025th in 2019), the 11,817th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,535th in 2019) and the 899th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 2,231 out of 3,175. Before him are Bob Gaudio, Passenger, Louis Walsh, Bucky Pizzarelli, Thomas G:son, and Lisa Lopes. After him are Robin Schulz, Maxim Fadeev, Marco Masini, Roy Z, Bushido, and William Orbit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 592. Before him are Mike Gravel, Luki Botha, Elaine Stewart, John Landy, Troy Ruttman, and Barry Unsworth. After him are Robert Detweiler, Colin McDonald, Braulio Musso, Earl Hooker, Annie Ross, and Marie Senghor Basse. Among people deceased in 2017, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 570. Before him are George Steele, Carlos Gómez, Valery Asapov, Zdravko Hebel, Ed Lee, and Connie Hawkins. After him are Carme Chacón, Ricardo Vidal, Norma McCorvey, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Nancy Dupree, and J. P. Donleavy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 11,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Lashley (1976), Lisa Lopes (1971), Donna Dixon (1957), James Patrick Kelly (1951), Loudon Wainwright III (1946), and Calvin Murphy (1948). After him are Janet Evanovich (1943), Daniel Everett (1951), Ron Klain (1961), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), Carl Pomerance (1944), and Amber Tamblyn (1983).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 899. Before him are Eddie Harris (1934), Buck Owens (1929), Stanley Jordan (1959), Bob Gaudio (1942), Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), and Lisa Lopes (1971). After him are Roy Z (1963), James Williamson (1949), Tim Commerford (1968), Gil Shaham (1971), Earl Hooker (1930), and David Murray (1955).

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