1942 - 1995
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.
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Among musicians, Sterling Morrison ranks 1,050 out of 2,662. Before 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.
1945 - 1997
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 1,044
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 1,045
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 1,046
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 1,047
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 1,048
1930 - 2021
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1,049
1942 - 1995
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1,050
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,051
1947 - 2013
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,052
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,053
1901 - 1951
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,054
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 1,055
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,056
Among people born in 1942, Sterling Morrison ranks 355. Before 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 168. Before 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.
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 349
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 350
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 351
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 352
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 353
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 354
1942 - 1995
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 355
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 356
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 357
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 358
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 359
1942 - 2021
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 360
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 361
1919 - 1995
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 162
1920 - 1995
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 163
1931 - 1995
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 164
1935 - 1995
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 165
1914 - 1995
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 166
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 167
1942 - 1995
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 168
1912 - 1995
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 169
1948 - 1995
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 170
1912 - 1995
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 171
1924 - 1995
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 172
1925 - 1995
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 173
1916 - 1995
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 174
Among people born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 5,129 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1921 - 1998
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 5,123
1930 - 2021
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 5,124
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 5,125
1967 - 2023
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 5,126
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 5,127
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,128
1942 - 1995
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,129
1962 - 2023
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,130
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,131
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,132
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,133
1886 - 1979
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,134
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5,135
Among musicians born in United States, Sterling Morrison ranks 382. Before 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).
1943 - 1981
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 376
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 377
1877 - 1931
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 378
1945 - 1997
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 379
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 380
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 381
1942 - 1995
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 382
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 383
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 384
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 385
1911 - 1984
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 386
1956 - 2011
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 387
1936 - 1961
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 388