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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 590,894 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Lacy is the 1,435th most popular musician (down from 1,403rd in 2019), the 7,173rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,950th in 2019) and the 542nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Lacy ranks 1,435 out of 2,662. Before him are Roy Wood, Calixa Lavallée, Josef Lhévinne, Will Champion, Tim Sköld, and John Powell. After him are John Foxx, Arthur Lee, Barry McGuire, František Ondříček, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Nujabes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Steve Lacy ranks 359. Before him are Joyce Van Patten, Mikio Aoki, Martin Bangemann, Michael May, Harrison Birtwistle, and Giorgio Bassi. After him are Zacarias Kamwenho, Mark Strand, Timothy West, C. N. R. Rao, Hellmuth Karasek, and May-Louise Flodin. Among people deceased in 2004, Steve Lacy ranks 214. Before him are André Hazes, Quorthon, Alan Brown, Natalya Baranskaya, Michael Grant, and Gerrie Knetemann. After him are Isabel Sanford, Albert Mol, Fred Ramdat Misier, Jiří Weiss, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, and José Luis Cuciuffo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Lacy ranks 7,173 out of 18,182. Before him are Jean Stapleton (1923), George O. Abell (1927), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Mare Winningham (1959), James Brady (1940), and Dennis Muren (1946). After him are Isabel Sanford (1917), Paul Anderson (1932), Sally Mann (1951), Mark Henry (1971), Kristine Sutherland (1955), and June Foray (1917).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Lacy ranks 542. Before him are Garrick Ohlsson (1948), David Bryan (1962), Robben Ford (1951), Larry Graham (1946), George Adams (1940), and Scott Weiland (1967). After him are Arthur Lee (1945), Barry McGuire (1935), Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Dave Weckl (1960), and Jake E. Lee (1957).

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