MUSICIAN

Stanley Clarke

1951 - Today

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Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley Clarke has received more than 1,357,185 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Clarke is the 841st most popular musician (up from 902nd in 2019), the 4,180th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,441st in 2019) and the 262nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stanley Clarke ranks 841 out of 3,175. Before him are Robert Casadesus, Mulatu Astatke, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jorge Bolet, Mike Porcaro, and Juan Luis Guerra. After him are Joe Walsh, Alice Coltrane, Aníbal Troilo, Son House, Zino Francescatti, and Berry Gordy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Stanley Clarke ranks 203. Before him are Shigeru Umebayashi, David Kipiani, Massimo Ranieri, Gediminas Kirkilas, Sulejman Tihić, and Kenny Roberts. After him are Ona Zee, Gustav Thöni, Mary McAleese, Talgat Musabayev, Arnold Mühren, and Ron Arad.

Others Born in 1951

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Clarke ranks 4,180 out of 20,380. Before him are Stan Winston (1946), Moses Gunn (1929), Douglas Preston (1956), Maxwell Perkins (1884), Marc Mitscher (1887), and Mike Porcaro (1955). After him are Don Adams (1923), Joe Walsh (1947), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Alice Coltrane (1937), Black Elk (1863), and Robert Sapolsky (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Stanley Clarke ranks 262. Before him are Adam Levine (1979), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), Floyd Council (1911), John Petrucci (1967), Milt Jackson (1923), and Mike Porcaro (1955). After him are Joe Walsh (1947), Alice Coltrane (1937), Son House (1902), Berry Gordy (1929), Michael Brecker (1949), and Roy Buchanan (1939).

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