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MUSICIAN

Tommy Bolin

1951 - 1976

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Thomas Richard Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American guitarist 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 notable 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 1,628,786 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Bolin is the 484th most popular musician (up from 528th in 2019), the 2,602nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,737th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tommy Bolin ranks 484 out of 2,662. Before him are Gato Barbieri, Jan Hammer, Milton Nascimento, Ginette Neveu, David Helfgott, and Alexander Gradsky. After him are Pat Metheny, Coleman Hawkins, Steve Hackett, Rick Davies, Clifford Brown, and Tito Puente.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Tommy Bolin ranks 99. Before him are John McTiernan, Julian Schnabel, Behgjet Pacolli, Karekin II, Beverly D'Angelo, and Dee Dee Ramone. After him are Dražen Dalipagić, Angelique Rockas, Pierre Lemaitre, Enki Bilal, Ondrej Nepela, and Mick Mars. Among people deceased in 1976, Tommy Bolin ranks 82. Before him are Yukio Goto, Orlando Letelier, Hans Richter, Kálmán Kalocsay, Zhang Wentian, and Paul Morand. After him are Sal Mineo, Karl Schäfer, Paul Strand, Wilder Penfield, Freddie King, and Mohammed Ben Aarafa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Bolin ranks 2,602 out of 18,182. Before him are Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Alice Walton (1949), Robert H. Jackson (1892), Cyrus Vance (1917), Barry Manilow (1943), and Paris Hilton (1981). After him are David Julius (1955), Harlan Coben (1962), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Pat Metheny (1954), Lorraine Bracco (1954), and Asa Akira (1986).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tommy Bolin ranks 143. Before him are King Oliver (1881), Dennis Wilson (1944), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Captain Beefheart (1941), Jason Newsted (1963), and Dee Dee Ramone (1951). After him are Pat Metheny (1954), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Clifford Brown (1930), Tito Puente (1923), Randy Rhoads (1956), and Joan Jett (1958).

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