MUSICIAN

Stanley Turrentine

1934 - 2000

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Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touching on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley Turrentine has received more than 451,735 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Turrentine is the 1,712th most popular musician (down from 1,522nd in 2019), the 8,606th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,615th in 2019) and the 639th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stanley Turrentine ranks 1,712 out of 3,175. Before him are Jennifer Batten, Boz Burrell, Sly Stone, Doug Aldrich, Paddy Moloney, and Spencer Dryden. After him are Yang Hyun-suk, Ian McLagan, Bernie Leadon, RZA, Michael Steele, and Arto Lindsay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Stanley Turrentine ranks 434. Before him are Kurt Armbruster, Shyam Benegal, Johnny Burnette, Orrin Hatch, Chris Bonington, and Horacio Accavallo. After him are Jamie Farr, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Ingrid Lotz, Léon Mébiame, Jean Wendling, and Werner Leimgruber. Among people deceased in 2000, Stanley Turrentine ranks 275. Before him are Vintilă Cossini, Victor Verschueren, Larry Linville, Petter Hugsted, Barbara Sobotta, and Usha Mehta. After him are Lepo Sumera, Raymundo Rodríguez, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Ernesto Albarracín, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Simeon Simeonov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Turrentine ranks 8,606 out of 20,380. Before him are Spencer Dryden (1938), Emily Donelson (1807), Ann Harding (1902), Danny Lloyd (1972), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), and Joseph Kruskal (1928). After him are Frances Perkins (1880), David Hess (1936), Joseph P. Allen (1937), Ben Lyon (1901), Joseph Ruben (1950), and Richard LeParmentier (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Stanley Turrentine ranks 639. Before him are Paul Bostaph (1964), Chuck Mangione (1940), Jennifer Batten (1957), Sly Stone (1943), Doug Aldrich (1964), and Spencer Dryden (1938). After him are Bernie Leadon (1947), RZA (1969), Michael Steele (1955), Arto Lindsay (1953), Shelly Manne (1920), and Alexander Courage (1919).

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