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Charley Patton

1891 - 1934

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Charlie Patton (April 1891 (probable) – April 28, 1934), more often spelled Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charley Patton has received more than 791,398 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Charley Patton is the 876th most popular musician (down from 665th in 2019), the 4,334th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,404th in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Musician.

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  • 790k

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  • 50.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charley Patton ranks 876 out of 2,662Before him are Eduard Nápravník, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Alice, James Galway, George Duke, and Tommy Flanagan. After him are Mike Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Max Cavalera, Éric Serra, John Lewis, and Alice Coltrane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Charley Patton ranks 141Before him are Ahmad bin Yahya, Alberto Savinio, Adolf Busch, Vladislav Vančura, Fréhel, and Victoria Kent. After him are Princess Pilar of Bavaria, Edward Bernard Raczyński, Greta Schröder, William F. Albright, Elvira de Hidalgo, and Sultan al-Atrash. Among people deceased in 1934, Charley Patton ranks 92Before him are Alfred Bruneau, Georgi Todorov, Carl Charlier, Pablo Gargallo, Catherine Breshkovsky, and Franklin Clarence Mars. After him are Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Benjamin Baillaud, Edgar Jung, Karl von Einem, Jafar Jabbarly, and Maria Zankovetska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charley Patton ranks 4,334 out of 18,182Before him are Julianna Margulies (1966), Joseph Hooker (1814), George Duke (1946), Sylvester (1947), Sienna Miller (1981), and Tommy Flanagan (1930). After him are Bryan Singer (1965), Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945), Dan O'Bannon (1946), Sam J. Jones (1954), Joe Morton (1947), and Dick Miller (1928).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charley Patton ranks 298Before him are Jordan Rudess (1956), Hank Jones (1918), Ted Nugent (1948), Daron Malakian (1975), George Duke (1946), and Tommy Flanagan (1930). After him are Mike Porcaro (1955), John Lewis (1920), Alice Coltrane (1937), Country Joe McDonald (1942), Desmond Child (1953), and Paul Chambers (1935).