MUSICIAN

Vinnie Colaiuta

1956 - Today

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Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014. Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vinnie Colaiuta has received more than 957,855 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Vinnie Colaiuta is the 1,112th most popular musician (down from 1,098th in 2019), the 5,441st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,345th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Vinnie Colaiuta ranks 1,112 out of 3,175Before him are Hank Marvin, Hank Mobley, Harry James, Leon Fleisher, Thad Jones, and Yuki Kajiura. After him are Kenny Burrell, Anthony Phillips, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Daniil Shafran, Medea Abrahamyan, and Charles Dancla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Vinnie Colaiuta ranks 222Before him are Paulo Autuori, Michael Angelo Batio, Jack Sherman, Dominique Blanc, Hans Enoksen, and Matthew Garber. After him are Tengiz Sulakvelidze, Abdullah Çatlı, Hanka Paldum, Bodo Ramelow, Vladimir Kulich, and Mayawati.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vinnie Colaiuta ranks 5,441 out of 20,380Before him are Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), William R. Pogue (1930), Kathy Acker (1947), Henry M. Leland (1843), Mark Donohue (1937), and Jennifer Esposito (1973). After him are William D. Coolidge (1873), Ernest Fenollosa (1853), Maura Healey (1971), Kenny Burrell (1931), Robert Cummings (1910), and Debbie Allen (1950).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Vinnie Colaiuta ranks 382Before him are Tom Hamilton (1951), Henry Cowell (1897), Hank Mobley (1930), Harry James (1916), Leon Fleisher (1928), and Thad Jones (1923). After him are Kenny Burrell (1931), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Phil Woods (1931), Richard Marx (1963), and John Mellencamp (1951).