MUSICIAN

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 843,245 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Charley Patton is the 909th most popular musician (down from 873rd in 2019), the 4,447th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,322nd in 2019) and the 293rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 840k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charley Patton ranks 909 out of 3,175Before him are Mick Ronson, Clarence Clemons, Albert Ayler, Larry Coryell, Sean Combs, and Lili Kraus. After him are David Paich, Ruggiero Ricci, Carl Cox, Mieczysław Horszowski, Taj Mahal, and Donald Byrd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Charley Patton ranks 150Before him are Charles Bickford, Scott Bradley, Alberto Savinio, Ágnes Esterházy, Zora Neale Hurston, and W. Averell Harriman. After him are Victoria Kent, Franz Kaiser, Adolf Busch, Emil Julius Gumbel, Galaktion Tabidze, and Erich Marcks. Among people deceased in 1934, Charley Patton ranks 94Before him are Alfred Bruneau, Carl Charlier, Karl von Einem, João do Canto e Castro, Franklin Clarence Mars, and Maria Zankovetska. After him are Hulda Garborg, Gertrude Käsebier, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Safvet-beg Bašagić, Marie Dressler, and Lucien Gaudin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charley Patton ranks 4,447 out of 20,380Before him are Steve Zahn (1967), David Chase (1945), Tom Brady (1977), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), Octavia E. Butler (1947), and Peter Krause (1965). After him are Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772), June Squibb (1929), Alvin Ailey (1931), Dennis Franz (1944), James J. Corbett (1866), and Maggie Q (1979).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charley Patton ranks 293Before him are Teddy Wilson (1912), Alan Wilson (1943), Clarence Clemons (1942), Albert Ayler (1936), Larry Coryell (1943), and Sean Combs (1969). After him are David Paich (1954), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Taj Mahal (1942), Donald Byrd (1932), Daryl Hall (1946), and George Duke (1946).