MUSICIAN

Roy Haynes

1925 - 2024

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Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. In the 1950s he was given the nickname "Snap Crackle" for his distinctive snare drum sound and musical vocabulary. He was among the most recorded drummers in jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Haynes has received more than 534,483 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Haynes is the 1,250th most popular musician (down from 1,100th in 2019), the 6,140th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,380th in 2019) and the 439th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Haynes ranks 1,250 out of 3,175. Before him are Shavo Odadjian, Bart Berman, Timbaland, Manu Katché, Mike Bloomfield, and Shawn Crahan. After him are Jimmy Cobb, Ralph Siegel, Thomas Quasthoff, Red Garland, Jack Nitzsche, and Graham Gouldman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Roy Haynes ranks 307. Before him are Carlo Di Palma, Amparo Rivelles, David A. Huffman, Peter R. Hunt, José Parra Martínez, and Joseph Engelberger. After him are Luis E. Miramontes, Henri Oreiller, Mahmoud Fayad, Raymond Impanis, Juan Francisco Lombardo, and Carla Del Poggio. Among people deceased in 2024, Roy Haynes ranks 255. Before him are Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Paul Morrissey, Bernard Pivot, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Annelie Ehrhardt, and Joe Bryant. After him are Joe Engle, George Rhoden, Shuntarō Tanikawa, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Piedad Córdoba, and Elias Khoury.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Haynes ranks 6,140 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Engelberger (1925), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Lou Costello (1906), Shawn Crahan (1969), and Kirsten Vangsness (1972). After him are Edward Robinson (1794), Doug McClure (1935), Bill Johnston (1894), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Norris Bradbury (1909), and Neal McDonough (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roy Haynes ranks 439. Before him are Tommy Flanagan (1930), Michael Sembello (1954), Chico Hamilton (1921), Timbaland (1972), Mike Bloomfield (1943), and Shawn Crahan (1969). After him are Jimmy Cobb (1929), Red Garland (1923), Jack Nitzsche (1937), Jason Becker (1969), Jimmy Reed (1925), and Gene Pitney (1940).

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