MUSICIAN

Blind Willie Johnson

1897 - 1945

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Willie Johnson (January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945), commonly known as Blind Willie Johnson, was an American gospel blues singer and guitarist. His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930, thirty songs in all, display a combination of powerful chest voice singing, slide guitar skills and originality that has influenced generations of musicians. His records sold well though as a street performer and preacher, he had little wealth in his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Blind Willie Johnson has received more than 1,099,295 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Blind Willie Johnson is the 1,411th most popular musician (down from 1,218th in 2019), the 7,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,023rd in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 1,411 out of 3,175. Before him are Allauddin Khan, Mary Travers, Henry Litolff, Dave Navarro, Utada Hikaru, and Theodore Thomas. After him are Howard Donald, Kee Marcello, Jason Bonham, Anneke van Giersbergen, Julius Katchen, and Frankie Knuckles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 242. Before him are Francisco Mignone, Pedro Vallana, Louis Wirth, Adolph Deutsch, Knudåge Riisager, and Mikhail Yefremov. After him are Ossi Oswalda, Oskar Olsen, Lya Mara, Antonio Campolo, Jean Cassou, and Ulises Poirier. Among people deceased in 1945, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 296. Before him are Bruno Frank, Italo Santelli, Julius Hirsch, Adolf Brand, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and Frederick Hovey. After him are Ragnar Östberg, Richárd Weisz, Josef Gočár, Emmanuel Foulon, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, and Cecil Griffiths.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 7,062 out of 20,380. Before him are Utada Hikaru (1983), Paul Theroux (1941), Jim Hutton (1934), Gregory Walcott (1928), Leo Burnett (1891), and Barbara Rush (1927). After him are Lewis Cass (1782), Pat Robertson (1930), Ash Carter (1954), Ally Walker (1961), Jo Jo White (1946), and J. Christopher Stevens (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 504. Before him are Gary Wright (1943), John Hammond (1910), George Winston (1949), Mary Travers (1936), Dave Navarro (1967), and Utada Hikaru (1983). After him are Julius Katchen (1926), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Craig Jones (1972), Vinny Appice (1957), Steve Aoki (1977), and Dizzy Reed (1963).

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