MUSICIAN

Shirley Scott

1934 - 2002

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Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues, and gospel elements. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirley Scott has received more than 188,570 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shirley Scott is the 2,215th most popular musician (down from 2,032nd in 2019), the 11,746th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,595th in 2019) and the 891st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Shirley Scott ranks 2,215 out of 3,175. Before her are Jesper Strömblad, Jimmy DeGrasso, John Holt, Dominic Howard, Steve Kuhn, and Tom Chaplin. After her are Peter Giles, Les Claypool, Eddie Harris, Buck Owens, Silje Nergaard, and Marian McPartland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Shirley Scott ranks 539. Before her are Toru Goto, Carl Levin, Engelbert Kraus, José María Maguregui, Noel Harrison, and Mary Carter Reitano. After her are Eddie Harris, David Malouf, Tom Bridger, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Désiré Rakotoarijaona, and Gert Blomé. Among people deceased in 2002, Shirley Scott ranks 336. Before her are Pat Flaherty, Jack Fairman, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Marcel Hansenne, Günther Ortmann, and Kaifi Azmi. After her are Lisa Lopes, Nasir Hussain, Harry Hay, Rusty Wailes, Larry Rivers, and Jerry Heidenreich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shirley Scott ranks 11,746 out of 20,380. Before her are Hoot Gibson (1892), Betty Thomas (1948), John M. Fabian (1939), Shauna Grant (1963), Wendy B. Lawrence (1959), and Austin Stowell (1984). After her are Daniel Schmidt (1992), Adelaide Ames (1900), Irving Bacon (1893), Guy Mitchell (1927), Marguerite Chapman (1918), and Jimmie Johnson (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Shirley Scott ranks 891. Before her are Artimus Pyle (1948), James Moody (1925), Steve Albini (1962), Reverend Gary Davis (1896), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), and Steve Kuhn (1938). After her are Les Claypool (1963), Eddie Harris (1934), Buck Owens (1929), Stanley Jordan (1959), Bob Gaudio (1942), and Bucky Pizzarelli (1926).

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