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MUSICIAN

Randy Weston

1926 - 2018

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Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection.Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, whom he cited in a 2018 video as among pianists he counted as influences, as well as Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Earl Hines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randy Weston has received more than 202,642 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Randy Weston is the 1,754th most popular musician (up from 1,771st in 2019), the 8,860th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,076th in 2019) and the 704th most popular American Musician.

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  • 200k

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  • 43.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Randy Weston ranks 1,754 out of 2,662Before him are George Lynch, David Darling, Chris Hillman, Alphonso Johnson, Dan Ar Braz, and Dave Mason. After him are Augustus Pablo, Hilary Hahn, Ian Wallace, Unsuk Chin, Mitski, and Rick J. Jordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Randy Weston ranks 403Before him are Loris Campana, Jorge Enrique Adoum, Fritz Weaver, Lily Carlstedt, Éva Janikovszky, and Patrice Wymore. After him are Georges Gandil, Don Gordon, Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Zakaria Chihab, Robert Creeley, and Rosa Taikon. Among people deceased in 2018, Randy Weston ranks 390Before him are Donald H. Peterson, Hans Aabech, Erika Mahringer, Apisai Ielemia, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, and Ray Wilkins. After him are Evy Berggren, Peter Sutherland, Mort Walker, Geoff Murphy, Gary Kurtz, and Bassano Staffieri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Weston ranks 8,860 out of 18,182Before him are Henry Hartsfield (1933), Steve Cochran (1917), Krista Allen (1971), Akiva Goldsman (1962), Charlie Weber (1978), and Whittaker Chambers (1901). After him are Robin Morgan (1941), Francis George (1937), Eddie Floyd (1937), Chris Connor (1927), Don Dokken (1953), and Robin Givens (1964).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Randy Weston ranks 704Before him are Jerry Wexler (1917), Eddie Hazel (1950), George Lynch (1954), David Darling (1941), Chris Hillman (1944), and Alphonso Johnson (1951). After him are Hilary Hahn (1979), Bob Gaudio (1942), Gary Rossington (1951), Bill Berry (1958), Charlie Puth (1991), and Brad Wilk (1968).