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Doc Watson

1923 - 2012

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Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Doc Watson has received more than 1,640,605 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Doc Watson is the 1,573rd most popular musician (down from 1,426th in 2019), the 7,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,116th in 2019) and the 612th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Doc Watson ranks 1,573 out of 2,662. Before him are Vernon Duke, Sean Lennon, Mr Lordi, Cedar Walton, Earl Wild, and Yegor Letov. After him are Joseph Williams, Mana, Steve Hillage, Alexei Lubimov, Otis Spann, and Bill Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Doc Watson ranks 340. Before him are Fats Navarro, Alice Coachman, Óscar González, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Medea Japaridze, and Willem Slijkhuis. After him are Karl-Heinz Metzner, Gabriel Alonso, Natália Correia, Cesare Rubini, George Russell, and Elizabeth Hawley. Among people deceased in 2012, Doc Watson ranks 324. Before him are Sergey Nikolsky, Sherman Hemsley, Gustaf Jansson, Pierre Adam, István Rózsavölgyi, and Margaret Mahy. After him are Ladislav Kuna, Bernard Lovell, Roald Aas, Jerzy Kulej, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, and Moshe Sanbar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 7,848 out of 18,182. Before him are Alexandra Paul (1963), Lindsey Vonn (1984), Roger Mahony (1936), Ken Shamrock (1964), Hunter Tylo (1962), and Ken Howard (1944). After him are Libby Holman (1904), Nancy Kovack (1935), Glenn Morris (1912), Joseph Williams (1960), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), and Lucy Parsons (1853).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 612. Before him are Marshmello (1992), Kenny Barron (1943), Rob Bourdon (1979), Sean Lennon (1975), Cedar Walton (1934), and Earl Wild (1915). After him are Joseph Williams (1960), Otis Spann (1924), Bill Black (1926), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Carol Kaye (1935), and Roy Ayers (1940).

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