MUSICIAN

Bob Wills

1905 - 1975

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James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Wills has received more than 1,331,422 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Wills is the 2,377th most popular musician (down from 2,237th in 2019), the 12,831st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,863rd in 2019) and the 975th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob Wills ranks 2,377 out of 3,175. Before him are Ronnie Montrose, Guthrie Govan, Joshua Redman, Jacky Terrasson, Mikael Stanne, and Tampa Red. After him are Chris Frantz, Andy LaRocque, Ontronik Khachaturian, Jani Liimatainen, Lisa Batiashvili, and Vonda Shepard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Bob Wills ranks 399. Before him are Frank Faylen, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lionel Trilling, Agnes de Mille, Fidel LaBarba, and Stanley Kunitz. After him are Ilka Chase, Bosley Crowther, Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, William Alwyn, and Jack London. Among people deceased in 1975, Bob Wills ranks 268. Before him are Hans Ziglarski, Ian Hunter, Marjorie Main, Larry Parks, Bram Fischer, and Lionel Trilling. After him are Padmaja Naidu, Boy Charlton, and Bruno Müller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Wills ranks 12,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Mitch Albom (1958), Colton Haynes (1988), Joe Exotic (1963), Ashley Laurence (1966), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), and Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (1926). After him are Frank Kameny (1925), Brian Boitano (1963), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), Molly Quinn (1993), David Gerrold (1944), and Monica Barbaro (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob Wills ranks 975. Before him are Armand van Helden (1970), Pat O'Brien (1968), Pat Mastelotto (1955), Ronnie Montrose (1947), Joshua Redman (1969), and Tampa Red (1903). After him are Chris Frantz (1951), Ontronik Khachaturian (1975), Vonda Shepard (1963), Joe Boyd (1942), Kathleen Hanna (1968), and Tex Beneke (1914).

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