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Steve Lacy

1934 - 2004

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Steve Lacy (born Steven Norman Lackritz; July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career. He worked extensively in experimental jazz and to a lesser extent in free improvisation, but Lacy's music was typically melodic and tightly-structured. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Lacy has received more than 920,585 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Lacy is the 2,149th most popular musician (down from 1,430th in 2019), the 11,348th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,158th in 2019) and the 860th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 920k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Lacy ranks 2,149 out of 3,175. Before him are Branford Marsalis, Big Joe Williams, Sufjan Stevens, Cecil Sharp, Arcadi Volodos, and Elvin Bishop. After him are Randy Bachman, Oscar Dronjak, Eddie Lang, Vadim Repin, Kygo, and David "Honeyboy" Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Steve Lacy ranks 532. Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr., Alfonso Portugal, Peter Arnett, John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, Gordon Bell, and Calvin Lockhart. After him are Toru Goto, Carl Levin, Engelbert Kraus, José María Maguregui, Noel Harrison, and Mary Carter Reitano. Among people deceased in 2004, Steve Lacy ranks 308. Before him are Bjarne Andersson, Isabel Sanford, Eleanor Holm, Coxsone Dodd, Jerzy Klempel, and Paul Klebnikov. After him are Fred Ebb, Hiram Fong, Richard Biggs, Big Boss Man, Paul Nitze, and Max Abramovitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Lacy ranks 11,348 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenny Harrison (1965), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Cathy Downs (1926), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Elvin Bishop (1942), and David M. Walker (1944). After him are Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Cam Newton (1989), Beau Garrett (1982), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), Robert Benchley (1889), and Oscar Micheaux (1884).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Lacy ranks 860. Before him are Bill Laswell (1955), Maria Schneider (1960), Branford Marsalis (1960), Big Joe Williams (1903), Sufjan Stevens (1975), and Elvin Bishop (1942). After him are Eddie Lang (1902), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), Chris Botti (1962), Johnny Van Zant (1960), Jim Byrnes (1948), and Bob Kulick (1950).

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