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Billy Boy Arnold

1935 - Today

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William "Billy Boy" Arnold (born September 16, 1935) is an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. Arnold is a self-taught harmonica player and has worked with blues musicians such as Bo Diddley, Johnny Shines, Otis Rush, Earl Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Billy Boy Arnold is the 2,385th most popular singer (down from 2,297th in 2024), the 12,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,391st in 2019) and the 675th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Boy Arnold ranks 2,385 out of 4,381. Before him are Martika, Rokia Traoré, Lúcia Moniz, Chalermpol Malakham, Hindi Zahra, and Axelle Red. After him are Alsou, Ken Hirai, Demet Akalın, Lee Donghae, Cleo Laine, and Ini Kamoze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Billy Boy Arnold ranks 526. Before him are Usha Mangeshkar, Dorothy Provine, Erich Kunzel, Eddie Hopkinson, Kofi Awoonor, and Irma P. Hall. After him are Rosemary Leach, Alex Karras, Manuel Aaron, Bob Denver, Bhama Srinivasan, and Gabriel Elorde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Boy Arnold ranks 12,987 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat Conroy (1945), Kapiʻolani (1834), Keith Gordon (1961), Byron Nelson (1912), Happy Chandler (1898), and Art Taylor (1929). After him are Isabelle Fuhrman (1997), Elias (1987), Robert Riskin (1897), Faran Tahir (1963), William Blount (1749), and Ron Canada (1949).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Billy Boy Arnold ranks 675. Before him are Chuck D (1960), Clyde McPhatter (1932), Gucci Mane (1980), Fred Schneider (1951), William DuVall (1967), and Martika (1969). After him are Warrel Dane (1961), Ernest Tubb (1914), Fred Neil (1936), Roy Brown (1925), Anita Ward (1956), and Banks (1988).

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