MUSICIAN

Narada Michael Walden

1952 - Today

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Narada Michael Walden ( NAH-rə-də; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy.He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz fusion realm, appearing with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Beck, Wayne Shorter and Weather Report, and Allan Holdsworth. After being mentored by Quincy Jones, he transitioned into a role as a songwriter and producer, working in the 1980s and 1990s with numerous R & B acts such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, as well as other singers across a number of genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narada Michael Walden has received more than 1,041,441 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Narada Michael Walden is the 1,770th most popular musician (up from 1,943rd in 2019), the 8,958th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,073rd in 2019) and the 670th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Narada Michael Waldens by language

Over the past year Narada Michael Walden has had the most page views in the with 122,631 views, followed by Japanese (11,050), and Spanish (7,171). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (100.00%), Esperanto (86.25%), and Occitan (40.87%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Narada Michael Walden ranks 1,770 out of 3,175. Before him are Max Weinberg, Brian Robertson, Mike Dirnt, Mauro Picotto, Gabry Ponte, and Charlie Puth. After him are Charles Lloyd, Gary Holt, Big Walter Horton, Clarence White, Cal Tjader, and Boris Brejcha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Narada Michael Walden ranks 488. Before him are Şehrazat, Norbert Walter-Borjans, John Broughton, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Jacek Yerka, and Justin Yifu Lin. After him are Attilio Fontana, Mario Theissen, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, KP Sharma Oli, Billy West, and Marcia Fudge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Narada Michael Walden ranks 8,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), Billy Eckstine (1914), Annette Funicello (1942), Charlie Puth (1991), Jared Martin (1941), and Bronson Pinchot (1959). After him are Frank Pierson (1925), John Morton (1725), Valerie Harper (1939), Alberta Hunter (1895), John Canfield Spencer (1788), and Martin Klebba (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Narada Michael Walden ranks 670. Before him are Walter Becker (1950), Will.i.am (1975), Billy Corgan (1967), Max Weinberg (1951), Mike Dirnt (1972), and Charlie Puth (1991). After him are Charles Lloyd (1938), Gary Holt (1964), Big Walter Horton (1921), Clarence White (1944), Cal Tjader (1925), and Andraé Crouch (1942).

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