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Terry Melcher

1942 - 2004

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Terrence Paul Melcher (né Jorden; February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American record producer, singer and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements. His best-known contributions were producing the Byrds' first two albums Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Melcher has received more than 6,416,394 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Melcher is the 1,272nd most popular musician, the 6,280th most popular biography from United States and the 449th most popular American Musician.

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  • 6.4M

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  • 48.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Terry Melcher ranks 1,272 out of 3,175. Before him are Arthur De Greef, Elly Ney, Paul Gray, Vinnie Paul, Markus Grosskopf, and Emanuel Ax. After him are Blind Blake, Oliver Shanti, Herbie Mann, Nathan East, Horst Stein, and Edoardo Bennato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Terry Melcher ranks 433. Before him are Yevhen Stankovych, Gray Davis, Bas Jan Ader, Kenichi Ogata, Dan Graham, and Mimis Domazos. After him are Danièle Thompson, Jaroslav Holík, Pedro Solbes, Gillian Rubinstein, Charmian Carr, and Paco Peña. Among people deceased in 2004, Terry Melcher ranks 208. Before him are John Randolph, Carlo Di Palma, Eugenio Garin, Luis E. Miramontes, Jacques Noël, and Ancel Keys. After him are Kenneth E. Iverson, Mahmut Atalay, Gunder Hägg, Skeeter Davis, O. W. Fischer, and Madeleine Robinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Melcher ranks 6,280 out of 20,380. Before him are Harrison Young (1930), Lindsey Vonn (1984), Benjamin Morrell (1795), Rand Brooks (1918), Priscilla Pointer (1924), and Jackson Showalter (1860). After him are Ted DiBiase (1954), Justin Chambers (1970), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Harry Beaumont (1888), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), and Blind Blake (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Terry Melcher ranks 449. Before him are Jason Becker (1969), Jimmy Reed (1925), Gene Pitney (1940), Lee Ritenour (1952), Paul Gray (1972), and Vinnie Paul (1964). After him are Blind Blake (1893), Herbie Mann (1930), Nathan East (1955), Stan Kenton (1911), Joshua Bell (1967), and Bob James (1939).

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