MUSICIAN

Alan Wilson

1943 - 1970

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Alan Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970), nicknamed "Blind Owl", was an American musician, best known as the co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary composer of the blues band Canned Heat. He sang and played harmonica and guitar with the group, live and on recordings. Wilson was the lead singer for the group's two biggest U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Wilson has received more than 35,878 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Wilson is the 903rd most popular musician (down from 636th in 2019), the 4,427th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,302nd in 2019) and the 288th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alan Wilson ranks 903 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Buffett, Eliades Ochoa, Manny Charlton, Teddy Wilson, Würzel, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. After him are Mick Ronson, Clarence Clemons, Albert Ayler, Larry Coryell, Sean Combs, and Lili Kraus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Alan Wilson ranks 316. Before him are Lobo, Maceo Parker, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Kenzo Yokoyama, Sanmao, and Peter Straub. After him are Larry Coryell, Soledad Miranda, Martin Peters, Tim Krabbé, Randall Duk Kim, and Pablo Milanés. Among people deceased in 1970, Alan Wilson ranks 138. Before him are Vera Brittain, Ștefan Barbu, Cathy O'Donnell, Ernest Marsden, Sydney Chapman, and Billie Burke. After him are Albert Ayler, Soledad Miranda, Shaken Aimanov, Abraham Alikhanov, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, and František Junek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Wilson ranks 4,427 out of 20,380. Before him are Claire Danes (1979), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), W. Averell Harriman (1891), Billie Burke (1884), Mayim Bialik (1975), and Bell hooks (1952). After him are Bud Abbott (1897), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), H.D. (1886), Clarence Clemons (1942), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), and Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alan Wilson ranks 288. Before him are Benny Carter (1907), Charlie Christian (1916), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Clark Terry (1920), Jimmy Buffett (1946), and Teddy Wilson (1912). After him are Clarence Clemons (1942), Albert Ayler (1936), Larry Coryell (1943), Sean Combs (1969), Charley Patton (1891), and David Paich (1954).

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