MUSICIAN

Ronnie Montrose

1947 - 2012

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Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc Bonilla and Sammy Hagar. Montrose's 1973 debut album has often been cited as "America's answer to Led Zeppelin". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Montrose has received more than 1,053,566 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Montrose is the 2,371st most popular musician (down from 2,188th in 2019), the 12,775th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,493rd in 2019) and the 972nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 40.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ronnie Montrose ranks 2,371 out of 3,175. Before him are Gabriela Montero, Armand van Helden, Eugene Hütz, Pat O'Brien, Kang Min-hyuk, and Pat Mastelotto. After him are Guthrie Govan, Joshua Redman, Jacky Terrasson, Mikael Stanne, Tampa Red, and Bob Wills.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ronnie Montrose ranks 816. Before him are Martyn Poliakoff, Jana Bellin, Usha Uthup, Bob Weir, J. Richard Gott, and John Stossel. After him are Janet Mills, Michael Albert, Ramesh Sippy, László Réczi, Chris Stringer, and Jill Eikenberry. Among people deceased in 2012, Ronnie Montrose ranks 474. Before him are Jules Bocandé, Gary Collins, Arlen Specter, John Fitch, Robert Bork, and Alex Karras. After him are Bob Boozer, Leslie Claudius, Erhard Wunderlich, Frederica Sagor Maas, Vladimer Aptsiauri, and Joyce Redman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronnie Montrose ranks 12,775 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Austin (1967), P. J. Byrne (1974), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), David Draiman (1973), Ben Vereen (1946), and Pat Mastelotto (1955). After him are M. H. Abrams (1912), Tim McCoy (1891), Chris Parnell (1967), Anne Fletcher (1966), Joshua Redman (1969), and Butch Otter (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ronnie Montrose ranks 972. Before him are Dick Hyman (1927), DJ Ashba (1972), Kid Cudi (1984), Armand van Helden (1970), Pat O'Brien (1968), and Pat Mastelotto (1955). After him are Joshua Redman (1969), Tampa Red (1903), Bob Wills (1905), Chris Frantz (1951), Ontronik Khachaturian (1975), and Vonda Shepard (1963).

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