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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 404,056 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmie Rodgers is the 878th most popular singer (down from 785th in 2019), the 4,921st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,404th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 878 out of 3,528. Before him are Anneke Grönloh, Bill Medley, Laurel Aitken, Sandro de América, Elaine Paige, and Serge Lama. After him are Mick Hucknall, Billy Ocean, Cat Power, Theo Adam, Toše Proeski, and Liane Augustin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 181. Before him are Adolfo Baloncieri, Dorothy Day, Louis Réard, Henry Cowell, André Marie, and Isabelino Gradín. After him are Moe Howard, Higinio Morínigo, Fletcher Henderson, Harald Sæverud, Ardito Desio, and George Murdock. Among people deceased in 1933, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 75. Before him are Eduard Vilde, Ion G. Duca, Apollinary Vasnetsov, Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Gustaf Cederström, and John Henry Mackay. After him are Georges Leygues, Julius Klengel, Gyula Krúdy, Robert Kajanus, Ludwig Schlesinger, and Pekka Halonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 4,921 out of 18,182. Before him are Lucien Carr (1925), Floyd Council (1911), Jerry Sloan (1942), Sable (1967), Denis Leary (1957), and Edward Lawry Norton (1898). After him are Carol Kane (1952), Michael Tomasello (1950), John Agar (1921), Amber Lynn (1964), Fred Thompson (1942), and Hugh McDonald (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 252. Before him are Tammi Terrell (1945), Ann Wilson (1950), LL Cool J (1968), Lynn Anderson (1947), Minnie Riperton (1947), and Bill Medley (1940). After him are Cat Power (1972), Patsy Cline (1932), Dr. John (1941), Richard Carpenter (1946), Melanie (1947), and Adrian Belew (1949).

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