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Cliff Edwards

1895 - 1971

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Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Edwards has received more than 858,900 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Edwards is the 1,542nd most popular musician (down from 1,529th in 2019), the 7,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,640th in 2019) and the 593rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 860k

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  • 44.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cliff Edwards ranks 1,542 out of 2,662Before him are Avishai Cohen, Booker T. Jones, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Billy Strayhorn, Josh Klinghoffer, and Bukka White. After him are Maxim, Ronnie Lane, James P. Johnson, Bev Bevan, Mose Allison, and Sonny Boy Williamson I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Cliff Edwards ranks 221Before him are Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Bert Lahr, R. J. Mitchell, Anita Stewart, Dudley Nichols, and Blossom Rock. After him are Jan Parandowski, Nygmet Nurmakov, Gerald Patterson, William Petersson, José María Peña, and Alfredo Zibechi. Among people deceased in 1971, Cliff Edwards ranks 174Before him are Maude Fealy, Hank Mann, Armand Massard, W. D. Ross, Bebe Daniels, and King Curtis. After him are Louis Armand, Martha Vickers, Kim Iryeop, Libby Holman, Amado Azar, and Usmar Ismail.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cliff Edwards ranks 7,693 out of 18,182Before him are Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), William Colby (1920), Toni Basil (1943), Rian Johnson (1973), Bukka White (1906), and Sophia Bush (1982). After him are Jean Parker (1915), Danny Lloyd (1972), Marc Webb (1974), Margaret Geller (1947), Gardner Dozois (1947), and Dan Fogler (1976).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cliff Edwards ranks 593Before him are Michael Steele (1955), Peter Buck (1956), Booker T. Jones (1944), Billy Strayhorn (1915), Josh Klinghoffer (1979), and Bukka White (1906). After him are James P. Johnson (1894), Mose Allison (1927), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), Michael Anthony (1954), Cherie Currie (1959), and Derek Sherinian (1966).