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Albert King

1923 - 1992

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Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track. He, B.B. King, and Freddie King, all unrelated, were known as the "Kings of the Blues". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert King has received more than 1,830,370 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert King is the 323rd most popular musician (down from 317th in 2019), the 1,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,717th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Albert King ranks 323 out of 2,662. Before him are Paul Desmond, Djivan Gasparyan, Franco Battiato, Woody Guthrie, Steve Vai, and Salif Keita. After him are Scott McKenzie, Ry Cooder, André Previn, John Densmore, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Ray Conniff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Albert King ranks 79. Before him are André Gorz, Sergey Akhromeyev, Hwang Jang-yop, Koji Miyata, Antony Flew, and Valentina Cortese. After him are Aaron Spelling, Yelena Bonner, Ousmane Sembène, Agatha Barbara, Otfried Preußler, and Lucía Hiriart. Among people deceased in 1992, Albert King ranks 58. Before him are Nikolay Bogolyubov, Judith Anderson, Lina Bo Bardi, Markos Vafeiadis, Princess Margaret of Denmark, and Takeshi Inoue. After him are Georges Delerue, Dick York, Richard Brooks, Väinö Linna, Nathan Milstein, and Larbi Benbarek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Albert King ranks 1,848 out of 18,182. Before him are Steve Vai (1960), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Henry Hathaway (1898), Rick Riordan (1964), Theda Bara (1885), and Leo McCarey (1898). After him are Scott McKenzie (1939), Eartha Kitt (1927), Bill Withers (1938), Edward James Olmos (1947), Philip José Farmer (1918), and Kalākaua (1836).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Albert King ranks 95. Before him are Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Fred Durst (1970), Isaac Hayes (1942), Paul Desmond (1924), Woody Guthrie (1912), and Steve Vai (1960). After him are Scott McKenzie (1939), Ry Cooder (1947), John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), and Buddy Rich (1917).

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