MUSICIAN

Steve Morse

1954 - Today

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Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple. Morse also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Morse has received more than 2,052,589 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Steve Morse is the 445th most popular musician (down from 377th in 2019), the 2,391st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,108th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Morse ranks 445 out of 3,175. Before him are Robert Wyatt, Alvin Lee, Elvis Costello, Ton Koopman, Danko Jones, and Dee Dee Ramone. After him are Kai Hansen, Scott McKenzie, Christoph Eschenbach, John Frusciante, Dionisio Aguado y García, and Mitsuko Uchida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Steve Morse ranks 96. Before him are Lorraine Bracco, Hrant Dink, Al Di Meola, Lina Romay, Elvis Costello, and Viktor Medvedchuk. After him are Katey Sagal, László Krasznahorkai, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Sergey Naryshkin, Annie Sprinkle, and Abdelilah Benkirane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Morse ranks 2,391 out of 20,380. Before him are Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Carmine Coppola (1910), George Hamilton (1939), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), and James Levine (1943). After him are Robin Tunney (1972), Don Cheadle (1964), Wilma Rudolph (1940), John Connally (1917), Sam Rockwell (1968), and Katey Sagal (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Morse ranks 130. Before him are Lionel Hampton (1908), Steve Vai (1960), Kenny Loggins (1948), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Al Di Meola (1954), and Dee Dee Ramone (1951). After him are Scott McKenzie (1939), John Frusciante (1970), Bud Powell (1924), Richie Sambora (1959), James Ingram (1952), and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915).

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