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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 group 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 760,386 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Sterling Morrison is the 1,050th most popular musician (down from 1,008th in 2019), the 5,129th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,947th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sterling Morrison ranks 1,050 out of 2,662Before him are Tony Williams, Billy Cox, D'arcy Wretzky, Shura Cherkassky, Magne Furuholmen, and Chris Barber. After him are Steve Stevens, Peter Banks, Tamás Vásáry, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Susumu Hirasawa, and Blackie Lawless.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Sterling Morrison ranks 355Before him are John Shrapnel, Pamela Tiffin, Želimir Žilnik, Richard O'Brien, Roshan Seth, and Meredith Monk. After him are Rita Tushingham, Flora Purim, Marco Rota, Joaquim Rifé, Bernd Kannenberg, and Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini. Among people deceased in 1995, Sterling Morrison ranks 168Before him are Jüri Järvet, Eiji Okada, Robert Stephens, Doug McClure, Henri Laborit, and Shura Cherkassky. After him are Maksim Tank, Koloman Gögh, Khalid Bakdash, Robert Bolt, Harry Guardino, and Robert Parrish.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 5,129 out of 18,182Before him are Leo Penn (1921), Jack Angel (1930), Dabney Coleman (1932), Ken Block (1967), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), and Ty Burrell (1967). After him are Andre Braugher (1962), Aaron Sorkin (1961), Jerry Lucas (1940), Brenda Strong (1960), John Cromwell (1886), and Ronald Graham (1935).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 382Before him are Mike Bloomfield (1943), Patti Scialfa (1953), Buddy Bolden (1877), Tony Williams (1945), Billy Cox (1939), and D'arcy Wretzky (1968). After him are Steve Stevens (1959), Blackie Lawless (1956), Terry Bozzio (1950), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Scott Columbus (1956), and Scott LaFaro (1936).