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Charles Brown

1922 - 1999

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Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven Top 10 hits in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Brown has received more than 59,428 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Brown is the 1,739th most popular singer (down from 1,492nd in 2019), the 9,256th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,952nd in 2019) and the 439th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Charles Brown ranks 1,739 out of 4,381. Before him are Anita Skorgan, Sara Sadíqova, Judee Sill, Roy Acuff, Arsenie Todiraș, and Ebru Gündeş. After him are Long John Baldry, Alan Jackson, Steve Lawrence, Linn Berggren, Hanka Bielicka, and Lynsey de Paul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Charles Brown ranks 381. Before him are Antoine Blondin, Miron Białoszewski, Börje Tapper, Cécile DeWitt-Morette, Turhan Bey, and Royal Dano. After him are Herbert Schade, Roberto Lovera, Héctor Rossetto, Janis Paige, Elsa Joubert, and Jeanne Sauvé. Among people deceased in 1999, Charles Brown ranks 262. Before him are Mel Tormé, Hoyt Axton, Davor Dujmović, Zully Moreno, Walter Schleger, and Sulo Nurmela. After him are Enrique Hormazábal, Liselott Linsenhoff, Augustus Pablo, Rolf Landauer, Willy Bandholz, and João Carlos de Oliveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Brown ranks 9,256 out of 20,380. Before him are Dan Haggerty (1942), James Scott (1885), Dave Schultz (1959), Cole Hauser (1975), Chelsea Field (1957), and Daniel Kelly (1883). After him are Fred M. Vinson (1890), Clyde Cessna (1879), Joseph Dunford (1955), Alan Jackson (1958), James Wilkinson (1757), and James Ewing (1866).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Charles Brown ranks 439. Before him are Kim Deal (1961), Kid Rock (1971), Little Willie John (1937), Joyce DiDonato (1969), Judee Sill (1944), and Roy Acuff (1903). After him are Alan Jackson (1958), Steve Lawrence (1935), Roberta Peters (1930), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Taboo (1975), and Julian Casablancas (1978).

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