MUSICIAN

Tommy Aldridge

1950 - Today

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Tommy Aldridge (born August 15, 1950) is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen. Self-taught, Aldridge was initially inspired by the music of Cream, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Aldridge has received more than 1,355,339 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Aldridge is the 936th most popular musician (down from 894th in 2019), the 4,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,411th in 2019) and the 306th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tommy Aldridge ranks 936 out of 3,175Before him are Salamone Rossi, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Vlado Perlemuter, Jackson Browne, Simon Le Bon, and James Galway. After him are Sabicas, Carmine Appice, Johnny Clegg, Mordechai Gebirtig, George Shearing, and Bernie Marsden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tommy Aldridge ranks 234Before him are Johan Leysen, Li Yuanchao, Jon Polito, Francis Collins, Omer Beriziky, and Thom Barry. After him are Graham Hancock, Josiane Balasko, Lino Červar, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Rick Perry, and Kenny Ortega.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Aldridge ranks 4,581 out of 20,380Before him are Michael G. Wilson (1942), Paul Adelstein (1969), John Carroll Lynch (1963), Chris Farley (1964), Ronald Graham (1935), and Richard Sears (1861). After him are Jack Arnold (1916), Theodore Gill (1837), Buster Douglas (1960), Michael V. Gazzo (1923), Aidan Quinn (1959), and Tom Mix (1880).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tommy Aldridge ranks 306Before him are Paul Kantner (1941), Link Wray (1929), Moe Tucker (1944), Rob Zombie (1965), Rick James (1948), and Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829). After him are Carmine Appice (1946), Joey Jordison (1975), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Al Jardine (1942), Fats Waller (1904), and Sammy Hagar (1947).