MUSICIAN

Joe South

1940 - 2012

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Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe South has received more than 750,453 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe South is the 1,788th most popular musician (down from 1,506th in 2019), the 9,029th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,525th in 2019) and the 680th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe South ranks 1,788 out of 3,175. Before him are Earl Wild, Laurent Garnier, Mel Tormé, Tomoyasu Hotei, Ray Evans, and Brian Downey. After him are Dave Hill, Elizabeth Cotten, Chris Hillman, Ray Bryant, Lonnie Johnson, and Roy Ayers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Joe South ranks 490. Before him are Vyacheslav Starshinov, Hubert Kostka, Anita Bryant, Daniel Goldin, Dorrit Willumsen, and Alberto Fouilloux. After him are Roy Ayers, Roberto Matosas, Thomas Köhler, Lucy Shapiro, Yvonne Blake, and Nicolae Martinescu. Among people deceased in 2012, Joe South ranks 381. Before him are Vincenzo Consolo, Ivan Calin, Dick Clark, Robert Sabatier, Frank Pierson, and Norman Joseph Woodland. After him are Georg Leber, J. J. C. Smart, Luke Askew, Vasily Belov, Doc Watson, and Turhan Bey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe South ranks 9,029 out of 20,380. Before him are Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Mel Tormé (1925), Hoyt Axton (1938), Ray Evans (1915), Mary Miles Minter (1902), and D. B. Woodside (1969). After him are Dorian Harewood (1950), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Jesse Plemons (1988), Carmine Caridi (1934), Milt Kahl (1909), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joe South ranks 680. Before him are Clarence White (1944), Cal Tjader (1925), Andraé Crouch (1942), Earl Wild (1915), Mel Tormé (1925), and Ray Evans (1915). After him are Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Chris Hillman (1944), Ray Bryant (1931), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Roy Ayers (1940), and Wayne Static (1965).

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