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Big Joe Williams

1903 - 1982

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Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982) was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over five decades, he recorded the songs "Baby, Please Don't Go", "Crawlin' King Snake", and "Peach Orchard Mama", among many others, for various record labels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Joe Williams has received more than 266,997 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Big Joe Williams is the 2,141st most popular musician, the 11,274th most popular biography from United States and the 857th most popular American Musician.

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  • 270k

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  • 42.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Big Joe Williams ranks 2,141 out of 3,175. Before him are Jack Johnson, Devendra Banhart, Tsunku, Bill Laswell, Maria Schneider, and Branford Marsalis. After him are Sufjan Stevens, Cecil Sharp, Arcadi Volodos, Elvin Bishop, Steve Lacy, and Randy Bachman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Big Joe Williams ranks 351. Before him are Santiago Benítez, Josephine Hutchinson, Jimmy Ball, Tadeusz Friedrich, Kazimierz Kordylewski, and Vera Stroyeva. After him are Luis Izzeta, Edgar Buchanan, DeHart Hubbard, José Miracca, June Marlowe, and Mike Mansfield. Among people deceased in 1982, Big Joe Williams ranks 294. Before him are Claudio Barrientos, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, William Cameron Townsend, Katherine Rawls, Alois Schnabel, and Hugh Marlowe. After him are Theo Fitzau, Paul Lynde, Leo Losert, Marvin Stalder, John Cody, and Sue Carol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big Joe Williams ranks 11,274 out of 20,380. Before him are John Allen Nelson (1959), Oscar Osthoff (1883), William H. Gass (1924), Branford Marsalis (1960), Yolanda King (1955), and Hugh Marlowe (1911). After him are Tamara Dobson (1947), Jean Stafford (1915), Steven Weber (1961), Ormond Stone (1847), Pat Flaherty (1926), and Wanda Sykes (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Big Joe Williams ranks 857. Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), Jack Johnson (1975), Devendra Banhart (1981), Bill Laswell (1955), Maria Schneider (1960), and Branford Marsalis (1960). After him are Sufjan Stevens (1975), Elvin Bishop (1942), Steve Lacy (1934), Eddie Lang (1902), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), and Chris Botti (1962).

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