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Sam Jones

1924 - 1981

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Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Jones has received more than 99,234 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Jones is the 2,057th most popular musician (down from 1,711th in 2019), the 10,663rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,656th in 2019) and the 812th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 99k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sam Jones ranks 2,057 out of 3,175. Before him are T Bone Burnett, Geri Allen, Kavinsky, John Prine, Scott Asheton, and Malcolm Bilson. After him are Merle Travis, Dave Rodgers, Alex Chilton, Paulo Jr., Rob Bailey, and Kai Winding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Sam Jones ranks 459. Before him are Arvo Viitanen, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Ruhi Sarıalp, Matti Kassila, Hugh Huxley, and Frank Church. After him are Georges Dransart, Wally Cox, Paulo Muwanga, Jeremiah Denton, Joy Page, and Ron Staniforth. Among people deceased in 1981, Sam Jones ranks 268. Before him are Nikolai Tishchenko, Robert Russell Bennett, Eric Williams, Margaret Lindsay, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, and Louis Kuehn. After him are Pierre Korb, Harry Chapin, Yip Harburg, Kazimierz Kordylewski, Yefim Dzigan, and Leopold Wohlrab.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Jones ranks 10,663 out of 20,380. Before him are Ralph Merkle (1952), Malcolm Bilson (1935), F. Gary Gray (1969), Maxi Mounds (1964), Amory Lovins (1947), and Mike Colter (1976). After him are Juice Newton (1952), Josephine Hutchinson (1903), Benjamin Bradshaw (1879), G. William Miller (1925), Marion Zinderstein (1896), and Ted Demme (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sam Jones ranks 812. Before him are Andrew Hill (1931), T Bone Burnett (1948), Geri Allen (1957), John Prine (1946), Scott Asheton (1949), and Malcolm Bilson (1935). After him are Merle Travis (1917), Alex Chilton (1950), Bret Michaels (1963), Sleepy John Estes (1899), Patrick Leonard (1956), and The Game (1979).

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