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Roy Ayers

1940 - Today

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Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been described as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Ayers has received more than 1,176,554 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Roy Ayers is the 1,794th most popular musician (down from 1,578th in 2019), the 9,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,884th in 2019) and the 685th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Ayers ranks 1,794 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe South, Dave Hill, Elizabeth Cotten, Chris Hillman, Ray Bryant, and Lonnie Johnson. After him are Wayne Static, John Patitucci, Avishai Cohen, Ronald Brautigam, Kenny Wheeler, and Urs Bühler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Roy Ayers ranks 491. Before him are Hubert Kostka, Anita Bryant, Daniel Goldin, Dorrit Willumsen, Alberto Fouilloux, and Joe South. After him are Roberto Matosas, Thomas Köhler, Lucy Shapiro, Yvonne Blake, Nicolae Martinescu, and Aristides Royo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Ayers ranks 9,045 out of 20,380. Before him are Dolores Huerta (1930), Mary Stuart Masterson (1966), Mildred Wiley (1901), Kevin Von Erich (1957), Lonnie Johnson (1899), and Estelle Reiner (1914). After him are Philip Schuyler (1733), Nick Offerman (1970), Haley Bennett (1988), Veronica Hamel (1943), Norman Foster (1903), and Erin Heatherton (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roy Ayers ranks 685. Before him are Ray Evans (1915), Joe South (1940), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Chris Hillman (1944), Ray Bryant (1931), and Lonnie Johnson (1899). After him are Wayne Static (1965), John Patitucci (1959), Scott Ian (1963), Bill Berry (1958), Doc Watson (1923), and Joe Bonamassa (1977).

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