MUSICIAN

Sterling Morrison

1942 - 1995

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Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock band the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. Unlike bandmates Lou Reed, Doug Yule, John Cale, Maureen Tucker and Nico, Morrison never released a solo album or made recordings under his own name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sterling Morrison has received more than 829,031 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sterling Morrison is the 1,062nd most popular musician (down from 1,047th in 2019), the 5,212th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,117th in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 830k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sterling Morrison ranks 1,062 out of 3,175. Before him are Johann Peter Salomon, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Conny Plank, Tete Montoliu, Pat Smear, and Tony Visconti. After him are János Bihari, Fats Navarro, Marcel Moyse, Bonnie Raitt, Louis Jordan, and Yiruma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Sterling Morrison ranks 360. Before him are Claude Miller, Werner Teske, Doğu Perinçek, Gerben Karstens, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, and Gennady Sarafanov. After him are Billy Bremner, Hannelore Elsner, Pål Tyldum, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Juan Carlos Sarnari, and Rosa von Praunheim. Among people deceased in 1995, Sterling Morrison ranks 177. Before him are Butterfly McQueen, Henri Laborit, Franco Fabrizi, Kalpana Datta, Eiji Okada, and Gavriil Kachalin. After him are Olga Taussky-Todd, Agustín Gaínza, Julián Berrendero, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Karel Píč, and Carlo Ceresoli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 5,212 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Cole (1956), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Ralph Ellison (1914), Joe E. Brown (1891), Kenneth Mars (1935), and Marian Seldes (1928). After him are Jimi Jamison (1951), James Arness (1923), Eli Lilly (1838), Harold E. Varmus (1939), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), and Kristen Wiig (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 354. Before him are Jack Irons (1962), Johnny Thunders (1952), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Buddy Bolden (1877), Pat Smear (1959), and Tony Visconti (1944). After him are Fats Navarro (1923), Bonnie Raitt (1949), Louis Jordan (1908), Kid Ory (1886), Ronnie Radke (1983), and Gene Autry (1907).

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