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Pepper Adams

1930 - 1986

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Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a sideman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pepper Adams has received more than 256,749 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Pepper Adams is the 1,663rd most popular musician (down from 1,485th in 2019), the 8,328th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,422nd in 2019) and the 613th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pepper Adams ranks 1,663 out of 3,175. Before him are Mick Avory, J. B. Lenoir, Paul Kalkbrenner, Mia Zapata, Brian Littrell, and Darude. After him are Richey Edwards, Glenn Cornick, Shantel, Alex Turner, Peter Hook, and Christopher Franke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Pepper Adams ranks 482. Before him are Jasraj, Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Geoffrey Holder, Sachiko Hidari, Alberto Pellegrino, and Oscar Rossi. After him are Célestin Oliver, Jean Forestier, Robert Mouynet, Edgar Basel, Ferreira Gullar, and Pietro Citati. Among people deceased in 1986, Pepper Adams ranks 242. Before him are Giorgio Pellini, Bert Schneider, Jackson Scholz, Goffredo Parise, Anton Janda, and Arvid Thörn. After him are Beryl Markham, Brian Aherne, Snorri Hjartarson, Yukiko Okada, Harry Benjamin, and Sulo Bärlund.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pepper Adams ranks 8,328 out of 20,380. Before him are Leon Schlesinger (1884), Mia Zapata (1965), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), J. Searle Dawley (1877), Brian Littrell (1975), and Bessie Barriscale (1884). After him are Corey Allen (1934), Alexander Patch (1889), William T. Anderson (1839), William H. Welch (1850), Robert Brandom (1950), and Henry J. Kaiser (1882).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Pepper Adams ranks 613. Before him are Erykah Badu (1971), ASAP Rocky (1988), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Mia Zapata (1965), and Brian Littrell (1975). After him are Jake E. Lee (1957), Jim Gordon (1945), Mary Wilson (1944), John Michael Talbot (1954), Vinnie Moore (1964), and Nick Jonas (1992).

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