MUSICIAN

James Cotton

1935 - 2017

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James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. He also played drums early in his career. Cotton began his professional career playing the blues harp in Howlin' Wolf's band in the early 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Cotton has received more than 444,821 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). James Cotton is the 1,758th most popular musician (down from 1,725th in 2019), the 8,915th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,720th in 2019) and the 663rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Cotton ranks 1,758 out of 3,175. Before him are Les Baxter, Leonidas Kavakos, Hilary Hahn, Daniel Johnston, George Gruntz, and Zak Starkey. After him are Marisa Monte, Mille Petrozza, Walter Becker, Will.i.am, Billy Corgan, and Max Weinberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, James Cotton ranks 437. Before him are Egon Franke, Veli Lehtelä, Oumarou Ganda, Jack McDevitt, Alberto Mariotti, and Prem Chopra. After him are Ivan Calin, Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, Assar Rönnlund, Héctor Hernández, Mona Malm, and Jeremy Kemp. Among people deceased in 2017, James Cotton ranks 456. Before him are Tommy Gemmell, Paavo Lonkila, Ivan Koloff, Julia Hartwig, Charles Bradley, and Shelley Berman. After him are Walter Becker, Hans Gerschwiler, Jared Martin, Horacio Guarany, Stefano Rodotà, and Valeriu Bularca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Cotton ranks 8,915 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Johnston (1961), Patrick Fabian (1964), John Paul Stevens (1920), Priscilla Dean (1896), Aubrey Plaza (1984), and James Smith (1953). After him are Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919), Robert S. Langer (1948), Alice Marble (1913), Eddie Floyd (1937), and Daniel Pearl (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Cotton ranks 663. Before him are Camilla Wicks (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), Harold Budd (1936), Les Baxter (1922), Hilary Hahn (1979), and Daniel Johnston (1961). After him are Walter Becker (1950), Will.i.am (1975), Billy Corgan (1967), Max Weinberg (1951), Mike Dirnt (1972), and Charlie Puth (1991).

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