SINGER

Jimmie Rodgers

1897 - 1933

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James Charles Rodgers ((1897-09-08)September 8, 1897 – (1933-05-26)May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmie Rodgers has received more than 479,728 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jimmie Rodgers is the 1,116th most popular singer (down from 874th in 2019), the 5,706th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,909th in 2019) and the 285th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 1,116 out of 4,381. Before him are Miguel Ríos, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Yumi Matsutoya, Nada, Isabel Pantoja, and Sheila E.. After him are Nicole, Conchita Supervía, Viorica Ursuleac, Sam Smith, Yuri Shevchuk, and Luke Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 214. Before him are Nikolai Gikalo, Camillo Berneri, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Conrad Nagel, Moe Howard, and Johannes Winkler. After him are Roman Vishniac, Max Newman, Jacob Bjerknes, Choʻlpon, Neil Ritchie, and Diego Abad de Santillán. Among people deceased in 1933, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 104. Before him are Kamini Roy, Rudolph Lewis, Steponas Darius, Anthony Hope, George Saling, and George Calnan. After him are György Almásy, Kote Marjanishvili, Olaf Bull, Renée Adorée, János Hadik, and Alfréd Haar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 5,706 out of 20,380. Before him are Amina Wadud (1952), David White (1916), Harry Carey (1878), Isabella Karle (1921), Tammy Faye Messner (1942), and Sheila E. (1957). After him are Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Carmen Basilio (1927), Johnny Appleseed (1774), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Wil Wheaton (1972), and Chad Hurley (1977).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 285. Before him are Merle Haggard (1937), Bobby Bland (1930), Jim Reeves (1923), Odetta (1930), Jim Steinman (1947), and Sheila E. (1957). After him are Travis Scott (1991), Sylvester (1947), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Steve Porcaro (1957), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), and Usher (1978).

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