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MUSICIAN

Shelly Manne

1920 - 1984

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Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shelly Manne has received more than 312,179 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Shelly Manne is the 1,941st most popular musician (down from 1,685th in 2019), the 10,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,539th in 2019) and the 789th most popular American Musician.

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  • 310k

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  • 41.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Shelly Manne ranks 1,941 out of 2,662Before him are Tabea Zimmermann, Frank Gambale, Doug Sampson, Mahmood, Omar Hakim, and Adam Yauch. After him are Sarah McLachlan, Terry Chimes, Des'ree, Dennis Chambers, Michael Clarke, and Stanley Sadie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Shelly Manne ranks 364Before him are Dorothy Abbott, Keith Andes, Elliot Richardson, Kamisese Mara, J. J. C. Smart, and Jimmy Witherspoon. After him are Vera Ralston, Simon Pimenta, John O'Connor, Joyce King, Arthur Wint, and Errol Barrow. Among people deceased in 1984, Shelly Manne ranks 229Before him are Margaret Livingston, Bill Holland, Bjarne Johnsen, William Keighley, John Betjeman, and Edith Massey. After him are Andrea Leeds, Frank Church, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ivor Montagu, Jan Peerce, and June Marlowe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shelly Manne ranks 10,023 out of 18,182Before him are Evelyn Brent (1895), Lew Rockwell (1944), Roy Acuff (1903), Veronica Roth (1988), Susan Oliver (1932), and Maria Canals-Barrera (1966). After him are Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978), Betty Garrett (1919), Anna J. Cooper (1858), Forrest Towns (1914), and Virginia Davis (1918).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Shelly Manne ranks 789Before him are James Moody (1925), Patricia Barber (1955), John Prine (1946), Booker Ervin (1930), Omar Hakim (1959), and Adam Yauch (1964). After him are Dennis Chambers (1959), Michael Clarke (1946), Jeff Berlin (1953), Narada Michael Walden (1952), Branford Marsalis (1960), and Lynn Harrell (1944).