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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. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (1960), "Big Boss Man" (1961), and "Bright Lights, Big City" (1961) appeared on both Billboard magazine's R&B and Hot 100 singles charts.Reed influenced many other musicians, including Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., and the Rolling Stones, who recorded his songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Reed has received more than 697,357 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jimmy Reed is the 990th most popular musician (down from 944th in 2019), the 4,856th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,663rd in 2019) and the 352nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Reed ranks 990 out of 2,662. Before him are Simon Le Bon, Ignaz von Seyfried, Enzo Jannacci, Kenny Burrell, Yiruma, and Ray Davies. After him are Yoshiki, Big Bill Broonzy, Marky Ramone, Alexi Laiho, Eberhard Weber, and Marty Balin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jimmy Reed ranks 249. Before him are Shehu Shagari, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Giovanni Coppa, Virginia E. Johnson, Mike Connors, and Mohammed Mzali. After him are Matías González, Lucien Carr, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Ernst Stojaspal, David A. Huffman, and Evelyn Berezin. Among people deceased in 1976, Jimmy Reed ranks 135. Before him are Bertha Lutz, Haddon Sundblom, Sergei Shtemenko, Armas Taipale, Pierre Jean Jouve, and Otto Tief. After him are Hamit Kaplan, Floyd Council, Conduelo Píriz, Viggo Kampmann, Hidetsugu Yagi, and Pál Turán.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Reed ranks 4,856 out of 18,182. Before him are Virginia Rappe (1895), Tony Randall (1920), Virgil Abloh (1980), Tammi Terrell (1945), Vanessa del Rio (1952), and Gregory Hoblit (1944). After him are Fred Kelly (1891), Frederick Lorz (1884), Sylvia Beach (1887), Ann Wilson (1950), Katherine Anne Porter (1890), and LL Cool J (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Reed ranks 352. Before him are Johnny Thunders (1952), Travis Barker (1975), Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), and Kenny Burrell (1931). After him are Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Marky Ramone (1952), Marty Balin (1942), Tommy Johnson (1896), Barry Harris (1929), and Floyd Council (1911).

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