MUSICIAN

Tommy Bolin

1951 - 1976

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Thomas Richard Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American guitarist and songwriter who played with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), the James Gang (from 1973 to 1974), and Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976), in addition to maintaining a career as a solo artist and session musician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Bolin has received more than 1,748,125 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Bolin is the 596th most popular musician (down from 482nd in 2019), the 3,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,596th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tommy Bolin ranks 596 out of 3,175. Before him are Rubén González, Uli Jon Roth, Tim Rice, Curtis Mayfield, David Foster, and Captain Beefheart. After him are Lazar Berman, Stephen Kovacevich, Oliver Riedel, Nick Simper, Ahmad Jamal, and Josef Suk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Tommy Bolin ranks 138. Before him are Ace Frehley, Bob Iger, Jesse Ventura, Sydne Rome, Myint Swe, and Fabrice Luchini. After him are Jan Fischer, Arkady Rotenberg, Abel Ferrara, Danilo Medina, Sally Ride, and Enki Bilal. Among people deceased in 1976, Tommy Bolin ranks 95. Before him are Elihan Tore, Paul Strand, Howlin' Wolf, Josef Sudek, Grégoire Kayibanda, and Oscar Bonavena. After him are Evert Taube, Wilhelm Marschall, Wilder Penfield, Paul Robeson, Alexander Novikov, and Marcel Broodthaers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Bolin ranks 3,062 out of 20,380. Before him are Cedric Gibbons (1893), Ted Levine (1957), Richard Chase (1950), Levi P. Morton (1824), Richard Conte (1910), and Mangas Coloradas (1792). After him are J. C. R. Licklider (1915), Ellen Pompeo (1969), Eric Maskin (1950), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), Tiny Tim (1932), and Suzanne Pleshette (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tommy Bolin ranks 182. Before him are Ace Frehley (1951), GG Allin (1956), Jeff Porcaro (1954), Tico Torres (1953), Curtis Mayfield (1942), and Captain Beefheart (1941). After him are Stephen Kovacevich (1940), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Artie Shaw (1910), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), and Clifford Brown (1930).

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