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Big Joe Turner

1911 - 1985

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Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Joe Turner has received more than 754,863 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Big Joe Turner is the 1,174th most popular musician (down from 965th in 2019), the 5,746th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,754th in 2019) and the 412th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Big Joe Turner ranks 1,174 out of 3,175. Before him are Martin Barre, Laurindo Almeida, Jorma Kaukonen, Terry Bozzio, Aurèle Nicolet, and Renato Zero. After him are Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga, Kate Pierson, Linda Perry, Dave Holland, Paul Gilbert, and Marty Balin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Big Joe Turner ranks 214. Before him are Bel Kaufman, Masayuki Mori, Luise Rinser, Robert Marchand, Katherine DeMille, and Jesse Carver. After him are Annibale Frossi, Jean Shiley, Roger Lapébie, Michel Pablo, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, and Brian O'Nolan. Among people deceased in 1985, Big Joe Turner ranks 159. Before him are Bruno de Finetti, Julian Beck, Karl Zischek, Emerson Spencer, Viorica Ursuleac, and Jules Vandooren. After him are Arkady Fiedler, Renato Olmi, Enrique Fernández Viola, Gerhard Stöck, Jetta Goudal, and Givi Javakhishvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big Joe Turner ranks 5,746 out of 20,380. Before him are Anita Stewart (1895), Ivanka Trump (1981), Terry Bozzio (1950), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), Saunders Mac Lane (1909), and Rick Aviles (1952). After him are Fred Alexander (1880), Philip Arthur Fisher (1907), Virginia Rappe (1895), Sally Yates (1960), Mike Resnick (1942), and Nelson A. Miles (1839).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Big Joe Turner ranks 412. Before him are Ray Barretto (1929), Frankie Laine (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Stern (1953), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), and Terry Bozzio (1950). After him are Kate Pierson (1948), Linda Perry (1965), Paul Gilbert (1966), Marty Balin (1942), Joe Henderson (1937), and John Abercrombie (1944).

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