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MUSICIAN

Spike Edney

1951 - Today

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Philip "Spike" Edney (born 11 December 1951) is an English musician who, since the 1960s, has performed with a number of bands, most notably with Queen in their live concerts, where his participation started in 1984 during Queen's The Works tour. During the mid-1970s, he recorded and toured with The Tymes and Ben E. King. He is primarily known for playing keyboards but also plays bass, guitar, trombone and contributes backing vocals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Spike Edney has received more than 517,077 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Spike Edney is the 1,217th most popular musician (up from 1,386th in 2019), the 3,219th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,559th in 2019) and the 196th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Spike Edney ranks 1,217 out of 2,662. Before him are Bert Jansch, Thomas Quasthoff, Jimmie Nicol, Antonio Janigro, Dave Alexander, and Vinnie Paul. After him are George Winston, Oliver Shanti, Geddy Lee, Blind Willie Johnson, Joseph Böhm, and Mick Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Spike Edney ranks 286. Before him are Yvonne Elliman, Greg Bear, Boško Abramović, Yvonne Farrell, Marie-Anne Chazel, and Bob McAdoo. After him are Peter Davison, Charlaine Harris, Biff Byford, Pam Dawber, Mike D'Antoni, and Domitien Ndayizeye.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Spike Edney ranks 3,219 out of 7,765. Before him are Tobias Menzies (1974), Charlie Cox (1982), Cliff Allison (1932), Dominic Cooper (1978), John Selden (1584), and Leslie Graham (1911). After him are Richard Leach Maddox (1816), Walter Savage Landor (1775), John Colet (1467), Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944), Emma Bunton (1976), and Noah Taylor (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Spike Edney ranks 196. Before him are Steven Wilson (1967), Gerald Moore (1899), Jason Bonham (1966), Joe Jackson (1954), Bert Jansch (1943), and Jimmie Nicol (1939). After him are Mick Jones (1955), Elton Dean (1945), Tony Kaye (1945), William Primrose (1904), Henry Litolff (1818), and Andy Bown (1946).

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