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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 422,347 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Cotton is the 1,730th most popular musician (down from 1,418th in 2019), the 8,738th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,083rd in 2019) and the 690th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Cotton ranks 1,730 out of 2,662. Before him are Nikolai Lugansky, David Bedford, Devin Townsend, Spencer Dryden, Alan Jay Lerner, and Blue Mitchell. After him are Neal Schon, John Sebastian, Allen Collins, Zedd, Richie Hawtin, and Stephen Morris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, James Cotton ranks 391. Before him are Jimmy Armfield, Tenley Albright, Leo Falcam, Jeremy Kemp, Jack McDevitt, and Laurynas Stankevičius. After him are Eldridge Cleaver, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Ivan Calin, Leonid Potapov, Claude Esteban, and Donald Arnold. Among people deceased in 2017, James Cotton ranks 434. Before him are Inge Keller, Mark Fisher, Valeriu Bularca, Mervyn Rose, Viktor Chanov, and Laurynas Stankevičius. After him are Yaakov Neeman, Alain Jessua, Bobby Heenan, Rose Marie, Dieter Kottysch, and David Storey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Cotton ranks 8,738 out of 18,182. Before him are Blue Mitchell (1930), Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), Fritz Weaver (1926), Method Man (1971), Victoria Justice (1993), and Norman Kerry (1894). After him are Herbert Boyer (1936), Neal Schon (1954), Denton Cooley (1920), Debby Ryan (1993), Chris von Saltza (1944), and George J. Mitchell (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Cotton ranks 690. Before him are The Game (1979), Larry Adler (1914), Butch Vig (1955), Spencer Dryden (1938), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), and Blue Mitchell (1930). After him are Neal Schon (1954), John Sebastian (1944), Allen Collins (1952), Chris Poland (1957), Gary Holt (1964), and Paul Motian (1931).

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