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MUSICIAN

Ry Cooder

1947 - Today

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Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ry Cooder has received more than 2,738,583 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Ry Cooder is the 325th most popular musician (up from 328th in 2019), the 1,855th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,786th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ry Cooder ranks 325 out of 2,662Before him are Franco Battiato, Woody Guthrie, Steve Vai, Salif Keita, Albert King, and Scott McKenzie. After him are André Previn, John Densmore, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ray Conniff, Carl Michael Bellman, and Ram Narayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ry Cooder ranks 98Before him are Ian Anderson, Joe Mantegna, Klaus Schulze, Marion Ramsey, Barbara Bach, and Edward James Olmos. After him are Jerzy Popiełuszko, Youn Yuh-jung, Kazimierz Deyna, Kathrine Switzer, Marc Bolan, and Saskia Sassen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ry Cooder ranks 1,855 out of 18,182Before him are Scott McKenzie (1939), Eartha Kitt (1927), Bill Withers (1938), Edward James Olmos (1947), Philip José Farmer (1918), and Kalākaua (1836). After him are Solomon Burke (1936), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), Vic Morrow (1929), Richard Smalley (1943), Henry Heimlich (1920), and Clark L. Hull (1884).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ry Cooder ranks 97Before him are Isaac Hayes (1942), Paul Desmond (1924), Woody Guthrie (1912), Steve Vai (1960), Albert King (1923), and Scott McKenzie (1939). After him are John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), Billy Gibbons (1949), and Burt Bacharach (1928).

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