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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 dubbed "The Godfather of Neo Soul". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Ayers has received more than 1,095,215 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Ayers is the 1,583rd most popular musician (down from 1,408th in 2019), the 7,899th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,033rd in 2019) and the 618th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Ayers ranks 1,583 out of 2,662. Before him are Alexei Lubimov, Otis Spann, Bill Black, Bob Brookmeyer, Carol Kaye, and Terje Rypdal. After him are Mike Dirnt, Steve Swallow, Henry Vestine, Magic Slim, Mia Zapata, and Hugh Hopper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Roy Ayers ranks 424. Before him are Howard Hesseman, Bohdan Paczyński, Alfonso Guerra, Ermindo Onega, Austin Pendleton, and Billy McNeill. After him are Jerzy Kulej, Steve Swallow, Taylor Wang, Walter Alvarez, Marita Petersen, and Sapardi Djoko Damono.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Ayers ranks 7,899 out of 18,182. Before him are Zach McGowan (1980), Billy Eckstine (1914), Lawrence Gordon (1936), Robert H. Dennard (1932), John Jacob Abel (1857), and Samuel Alito (1950). After him are Mary L. Cleave (1947), Mike Dirnt (1972), Christina Grimmie (1994), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), Ina Balin (1937), and Angus Scrimm (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roy Ayers ranks 618. Before him are Doc Watson (1923), Joseph Williams (1960), Otis Spann (1924), Bill Black (1926), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), and Carol Kaye (1935). After him are Mike Dirnt (1972), Steve Swallow (1940), Henry Vestine (1944), Magic Slim (1937), Mia Zapata (1965), and Chad Channing (1967).

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