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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 454,692 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sonny Stitt is the 1,147th most popular musician (down from 1,092nd in 2019), the 5,621st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,431st in 2019) and the 425th most popular American Musician.

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  • 450k

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  • 48.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Stitt ranks 1,147 out of 2,662. Before him are Bob James, Mamie Smith, Levon Helm, Menahem Pressler, Shavo Odadjian, and Parov Stelar. After him are Frank Thomas, Martin Birch, Dexter Holland, Wolf Hoffmann, Dave Holland, and Rick Springfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Sonny Stitt ranks 268. Before him are Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Jimmy Gardner, Robert Bolt, Jane Greer, Heinz Müller, and Lloyd Alexander. After him are Ferdinando Terruzzi, Ricardo Infante, Rod Serling, Oldřich Lipský, Bobo Brazil, and J. D. Tippit. Among people deceased in 1982, Sonny Stitt ranks 158. Before him are Antonio Guzmán Fernández, Josef Bradl, Ludwig Bieberbach, Hal Foster, Gunnar Eriksson, and Hendrik Wade Bode. After him are Karl Hein, Vladislao Cap, Marie Rambert, Jean Batten, Nikolai Kamanin, and Stanisław Ostrowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Stitt ranks 5,621 out of 18,182. Before him are Neil Flynn (1960), William Lombardy (1937), Butterfly McQueen (1911), David Crane (1957), Chi McBride (1961), and Dooley Wilson (1886). After him are Frank Thomas (1912), Shane Black (1961), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Wes Unseld (1946), Betty Robinson (1911), and Jeffrey Donovan (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Stitt ranks 425. Before him are David Ellefson (1964), Stan Kenton (1911), Bonnie Raitt (1949), Bob James (1939), Mamie Smith (1891), and Levon Helm (1940). After him are Frank Thomas (1912), Dexter Holland (1965), Norah Jones (1979), Lee Ritenour (1952), Mike Stern (1953), and Timbaland (1972).

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