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Clyde McPhatter

1932 - 1972

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Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. McPhatter's high-pitched tenor voice was steeped in the gospel music he sang in much of his early life. He was the lead tenor of the Mount Lebanon Singers, a gospel group he formed as a teenager. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clyde McPhatter has received more than 698,305 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Clyde McPhatter is the 1,997th most popular singer (down from 1,823rd in 2019), the 10,833rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,037th in 2019) and the 568th most popular American Singer.

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  • 700k

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  • 40.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Clyde McPhatter ranks 1,997 out of 3,528. Before him are Patricia Petibon, Roy Brown, Elsa Lunghini, Leona Lewis, Kitty Wells, and Andriy Kuzmenko. After him are Billy Bragg, Elvir Laković Laka, Yui, Anita Skorgan, Kangin, and Normani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Clyde McPhatter ranks 464. Before him are Daniel Kleppner, Duke Pearson, Bailey Olter, Brian Murphy, Alexander Goehr, and Douglas McIlroy. After him are Eeva Ruoppa, Edward Stevens, Tina Brooks, Mehmood, Jake Garn, and Athol Fugard. Among people deceased in 1972, Clyde McPhatter ranks 225. Before him are Isabel Jewell, Oscar Levant, William Boyd, Frederico Paredes, John Litel, and Compton Mackenzie. After him are Józef Lange, Marie Wilson, Carl W. Stalling, Reverend Gary Davis, Tor Lund, and Rochelle Hudson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clyde McPhatter ranks 10,833 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Jim Montgomery (1955), Hank Ballard (1927), Arielle Kebbel (1985), Portia Doubleday (1988), and Sonya Smith (1972). After him are Charles Wuorinen (1938), Hugh Marlowe (1911), Aldo Donelli (1907), Robert Rodat (1953), Laurell K. Hamilton (1963), and Larry Black (1951).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Clyde McPhatter ranks 568. Before him are Dave Williams (1972), Mary Costa (1930), Fred Schneider (1951), Melanie Martinez (1995), Roy Brown (1925), and Kitty Wells (1919). After him are Normani (1996), Chuck Billy (1962), Robert Merrill (1917), Brook Benton (1931), Stacey Kent (1965), and CeeLo Green (1974).

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