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Sonny Stitt

1924 - 1982

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Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his tendency to rarely work with the same musicians for long despite his relentless touring and devotion to the craft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Stitt has received more than 491,450 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Stitt is the 1,027th most popular musician (up from 1,144th in 2019), the 4,971st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,609th in 2019) and the 339th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Stitt ranks 1,027 out of 3,175. Before him are John McVie, Larry Carlton, Billie Joe Armstrong, Hank Jones, André Cluytens, and Eddy Mitchell. After him are Andrew Latimer, André Navarra, Zakk Wylde, Ray Davies, Bella Davidovich, and Cecil Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Sonny Stitt ranks 251. Before him are Erik Balling, Friederike Mayröcker, Gloria Vanderbilt, Jimmy Gardner, Qiao Shi, and Janet Frame. After him are Marcel Domingo, Rainer Barzel, Theodore Bikel, Vladimir Semichastny, Olga Gyarmati, and Paruyr Sevak. Among people deceased in 1982, Sonny Stitt ranks 153. Before him are Paolo Monti, Federico Moreno Torroba, Lauri Virtanen, Karl Hein, Irmgard Keun, and Renzo Rossellini. After him are Vladislao Cap, Haskell Curry, Fritz Laband, Adoniran Barbosa, Giorgio Abetti, and Antonio Guzmán Fernández.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Stitt ranks 4,971 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Yerkes (1837), Richard Speck (1941), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), Bryan Singer (1965), William Eggleston (1939), and Mia Hamm (1972). After him are Gabriel Macht (1972), Asia Carrera (1973), Constance Towers (1933), Marsha Mason (1942), Eugene Sledge (1923), and Gene Barry (1919).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Stitt ranks 339. Before him are Lennie Tristano (1919), Gene Clark (1944), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Larry Carlton (1948), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), and Hank Jones (1918). After him are Zakk Wylde (1967), Cecil Taylor (1929), Don Felder (1947), Tony Williams (1945), Charlie Mariano (1923), and Paul Chambers (1935).

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