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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 1,781,866 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Doc Watson is the 1,803rd most popular musician (down from 1,568th in 2019), the 9,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,833rd in 2019) and the 690th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Doc Watson ranks 1,803 out of 3,175. Before him are Kenny Wheeler, Urs Bühler, Scott Ian, Bill Berry, Delia Derbyshire, and Pierre Pincemaille. After him are Joe Bonamassa, Simone Young, Stephen Morris, Toumani Diabaté, Phil Collen, and Jimmy Garrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Doc Watson ranks 407. Before him are Avram Davidson, Robert Sabatier, Aleksandr Alov, Dolores Fuller, Bill Bruce, and Jorge Romo. After him are James Stockdale, Vic Seixas, Isaac Schwartz, Alex Hannum, Romolo Catasta, and Erika Böhm-Vitense. Among people deceased in 2012, Doc Watson ranks 386. Before him are Norman Joseph Woodland, Joe South, Georg Leber, J. J. C. Smart, Luke Askew, and Vasily Belov. After him are Turhan Bey, Juan Lezcano, Corrie Sanders, Bill Moggridge, Ralph McQuarrie, and Slater Martin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 9,104 out of 20,380. Before him are Albert Salmi (1928), Bess Meredyth (1890), Evelyn Brent (1895), Cliff DeYoung (1945), Summer Glau (1981), and Sam Childers (1963). After him are Scott Brady (1924), Scott Derrickson (1966), Mark Sandrich (1900), Paul Manafort (1949), William Z. Foster (1881), and Mark Esper (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 690. Before him are Lonnie Johnson (1899), Roy Ayers (1940), Wayne Static (1965), John Patitucci (1959), Scott Ian (1963), and Bill Berry (1958). After him are Joe Bonamassa (1977), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Larry Adler (1914), Chris Broderick (1970), Bootsy Collins (1951), and Seasick Steve (1951).

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