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Rico Rodriguez

1934 - 2015

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Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez (17 October 1934 – 4 September 2015), also known as Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. He recorded with producers such as Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd Daley. He was known as one of the first ska musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rico Rodriguez has received more than 84,428 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Rico Rodriguez is the 1,686th most popular musician (down from 1,414th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 107th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cuban Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 84k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rico Rodriguez ranks 1,686 out of 2,662. Before him are Steve Clark, Fabio Biondi, Sophie Muller, Richard Ashcroft, David Amram, and Harry Winter. After him are Arto Lindsay, Erykah Badu, John Martyn, Toumani Diabaté, Andreas Kisser, and Cal Tjader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Rico Rodriguez ranks 407. Before him are Eladio Rojas, Rodri, Östen Warnerbring, Pierre Joxe, Richard Shelby, and Nobuyuki Aihara. After him are Ihor Rybak, Dave Mackay, Alberto Bevilacqua, Giuseppina Leone, Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, and Hilla Limann. Among people deceased in 2015, Rico Rodriguez ranks 350. Before him are Kim Fowley, Mate Trojanović, Josefa Francisco, Mark Murphy, Héctor Salva, and Karin Söder. After him are R. K. Laxman, Dave Mackay, Csaba Fenyvesi, Kenji Goto, Coleen Gray, and Dominique Dropsy.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Rico Rodriguez ranks 124 out of 248. Before him are Mireya Luis (1967), Jon Secada (1961), Zoé Valdés (1959), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), José Carlos Somoza (1959), and Benny Paret (1937). After him are Carlos Hevia (1900), Oswaldo Payá (1952), Héctor Socorro (1912), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), Armando Peraza (1924), and Daína Chaviano (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Rico Rodriguez ranks 11. Before him are Bebo Valdés (1918), Jorge Bolet (1914), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950). After him are Armando Peraza (1924) and Aurelio Voltaire (1967).

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