MUSICIAN

Tony Rice

1951 - 2020

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David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Rice has received more than 800,019 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Rice is the 2,620th most popular musician (down from 2,409th in 2019), the 14,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,142nd in 2019) and the 1,085th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tony Rice ranks 2,620 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Ness, Barry Adamson, Chris Pitman, Mike Watt, Renaud Capuçon, and Jad Fair. After him are L.A. Reid, John Cooper, Laurent Wolf, Pete Shelley, Daniel Erlandsson, and Lustmord.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Tony Rice ranks 701. Before him are Peter Chernin, Steven Hawley, Maria Klawe, Morgan Brittany, Dianne Holum, and Miguel Ángel Gamboa. After him are Tony Evers, Giuliano Poletti, Lawrence O'Donnell, Rehman Malik, Geoff Ryman, and Lucie Arnaz. Among people deceased in 2020, Tony Rice ranks 823. Before him are Betty Wright, Filippos Petsalnikos, Khamis Al-Owairan, June Foulds, Sushant Singh Rajput, and Kelly Asbury. After him are Anele Ngcongca, Howard Finkel, Zoltan Sabo, Ruhollah Zam, Ann E. Todd, and Sergey Belyayev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Rice ranks 14,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Daran Norris (1964), Robert Gant (1968), Fannie Ward (1872), Jad Fair (1954), Valerie Plame (1963), and Rick Snyder (1958). After him are L.A. Reid (1956), Maiara Walsh (1988), Teresa Graves (1948), Olivia Palermo (1986), John Cooper (1975), and Jeremy Sumpter (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tony Rice ranks 1,085. Before him are Barry Mann (1939), Chris Adler (1972), Mike Ness (1962), Chris Pitman (1961), Mike Watt (1957), and Jad Fair (1954). After him are L.A. Reid (1956), John Cooper (1975), Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Ross Robinson (1967), Greg Ginn (1954), and Bob Johnston (1932).

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