MUSICIAN

Ray Cooper

1947 - Today

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Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist. During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as a duo and as a member of his band), Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Art Garfunkel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Cooper has received more than 1,278,450 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ray Cooper is the 2,120th most popular musician (down from 1,892nd in 2019), the 5,338th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,735th in 2019) and the 354th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Cooper ranks 2,120 out of 3,175. Before him are Omar Hakim, SWV, Jimmy McCulloch, Devin Townsend, John Evan, and Goldie. After him are Dee Palmer, Karin Dreijer, Steve Lillywhite, Kim Fowley, Ian Wallace, and Andy Timmons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ray Cooper ranks 758. Before him are Tom Scholz, Annie Haslam, Borka Pavićević, Julie Driscoll Tippetts, Onny Parun, and Stephen Hadley. After him are Eddie Thomson, Bob Lutz, Osvaldo Castro, Tamara Dobson, Jim Ryun, and Charlie Hickcox.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ray Cooper ranks 5,338 out of 8,785. Before him are William Morgan (1547), Sammy Baird (1930), Gareth Edwards (1975), John Pendry (1943), Goldie (1965), and Ralph Brown (1957). After him are Dee Palmer (1937), David Piper (1930), Eddie Thomson (1947), Jordan Pickford (1994), Steve Lillywhite (1955), and Ron Flowers (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ray Cooper ranks 354. Before him are Andy Taylor (1961), Constant Lambert (1905), Joe Meek (1929), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), John Evan (1948), and Goldie (1965). After him are Dee Palmer (1937), Steve Lillywhite (1955), Ian Wallace (1946), Steve Hewitt (1971), Barriemore Barlow (1949), and Cecil Sharp (1859).

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