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Percy Heath

1923 - 2005

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Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Percy Heath has received more than 225,009 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Percy Heath is the 1,947th most popular musician (down from 1,829th in 2019), the 9,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,338th in 2019) and the 762nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Percy Heath ranks 1,947 out of 3,175. Before him are John Tchicai, Lily Allen, Jimmy Heath, Michael Amott, Mike Ratledge, and DJ Premier. After him are Sébastien Izambard, Keiko Matsui, Steve Coleman, Juan Atkins, Clem Burke, and Zayn Malik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Percy Heath ranks 429. Before him are George Russell, James Dickey, Kenneth Lane, Vladimir Tendryakov, Mort Walker, and Leonid Shamkovich. After him are Sumner Redstone, Robert Craft, Augusto Magli, Ted Stevens, Valeriya Gnarovskaya, and Basil Hume. Among people deceased in 2005, Percy Heath ranks 312. Before him are Luis Taruc, Arnold Denker, Milena Hübschmannová, Ihor Rybak, Stanley Sadie, and Leonid Shamkovich. After him are Lee Eun-ju, Wendie Jo Sperber, Juan Pedevilla, Ismail Merchant, Paul Winchell, and Renzo Nostini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Percy Heath ranks 9,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Robin Hartshorne (1938), DJ Premier (1966), Roberta Williams (1953), John Houbolt (1919), Dana Carvey (1955), and Jon Gries (1957). After him are Josh Hamilton (1969), Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), Corbin Bernsen (1954), Isabel Jewell (1907), Jason David Frank (1973), and Lucas Black (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Percy Heath ranks 762. Before him are Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), XXXTentacion (1998), Sylvia Robinson (1935), George Lynch (1954), Jimmy Heath (1926), and DJ Premier (1966). After him are Steve Coleman (1956), Juan Atkins (1962), Clem Burke (1954), Rex Brown (1964), Vicki Peterson (1958), and Terry Callier (1945).

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