MUSICIAN

Jimmy Reed

1925 - 1976

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Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with a wide variety of audiences. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Reed has received more than 741,303 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jimmy Reed is the 1,261st most popular musician (down from 987th in 2019), the 6,214th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,844th in 2019) and the 444th most popular American Musician.

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  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Reed ranks 1,261 out of 3,175Before him are Jack Nitzsche, Graham Gouldman, 3T, Jason Becker, Anahit Tsitsikian, and Pixinguinha. After him are Lita Ford, Gene Pitney, Lee Ritenour, János Starker, Arthur De Greef, and Elly Ney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jimmy Reed ranks 315Before him are Henri Oreiller, Mahmoud Fayad, Raymond Impanis, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Carla Del Poggio, and Francesco Colasuonno. After him are Hermano da Silva Ramos, Art Buchwald, Nanni Loy, Luis Cruz, Anne Jackson, and Syed Nazrul Islam. Among people deceased in 1976, Jimmy Reed ranks 176Before him are Fritz Rasp, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Yashpal, Marguerite Laugier, Jens Bjørneboe, and Armas Taipale. After him are Alfred Landé, Taos Amrouche, Nikoloz Muskhelishvili, Stanley Baker, James Wong Howe, and Henri Bosco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Reed ranks 6,214 out of 20,380Before him are Playboi Carti (1996), Alf Landon (1887), Charles Kittel (1916), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Frank Elmore Ross (1874), and Henry Lee III (1756). After him are Dana White (1969), Tiny Sandford (1894), Jamie Gillis (1943), Bellamy Young (1970), Freddie Spencer (1961), and Lewis Powell (1844).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Reed ranks 444Before him are Shawn Crahan (1969), Roy Haynes (1925), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Red Garland (1923), Jack Nitzsche (1937), and Jason Becker (1969). After him are Gene Pitney (1940), Lee Ritenour (1952), Paul Gray (1972), Vinnie Paul (1964), Terry Melcher (1942), and Blind Blake (1893).