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MUSICIAN

Albert Collins

1932 - 1993

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Albert Gene Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. He was noted for his powerful playing and his use of altered tunings and a capo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Collins has received more than 754,622 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Collins is the 949th most popular musician (down from 845th in 2019), the 4,667th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,241st in 2019) and the 331st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Albert Collins ranks 949 out of 2,662Before him are Hank Mobley, Duško Gojković, Phil Campbell, Kyung Wha Chung, Andrej Hoteev, and Tuomas Holopainen. After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Airto Moreira, Eddy Grant, Pitbull, Francis Cabrel, and Larry Coryell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Albert Collins ranks 230Before him are Eusébio Scheid, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, Jean Stablinski, Solange Berry, Erró, and Donald Byrd. After him are Yakir Aharonov, Parry O'Brien, Sanpei Shirato, Ted Cassidy, Elaine May, and Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Among people deceased in 1993, Albert Collins ranks 130Before him are Guido Masetti, Mick Ronson, Wilhelm Gliese, Clarence Zener, Hans Christian Blech, and Thurgood Marshall. After him are Emile Ardolino, Melchior Ndadaye, Andrée Brunet, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Fred Gwynne, and Robert Jacobsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Albert Collins ranks 4,667 out of 18,182Before him are Howard Schultz (1953), The Ultimate Warrior (1959), Bobby Jones (1902), Richard Belzer (1944), Charles Mackerras (1925), and Harold Hotelling (1895). After him are Lee Friedlander (1934), Clarence Nash (1904), Stephen Krashen (1941), Jim Reeves (1923), Garrett Hardin (1915), and Zora Neale Hurston (1891).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Albert Collins ranks 331Before him are Pink Anderson (1900), Gary Peacock (1935), Donald Byrd (1932), Gene Autry (1907), Kid Ory (1886), and Hank Mobley (1930). After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Pitbull (1981), Larry Coryell (1943), Barney Kessel (1923), David Paich (1954), and Layne Staley (1967).