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Johnnie Ray

1927 - 1990

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John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called Ray the "father of rock and roll", and historians have noted him as a pioneering figure in the development of the genre.Born and raised in Dallas, Oregon, Ray, who was partially deaf, began singing professionally at age 15 on Portland radio stations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnnie Ray has received more than 1,592,077 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnnie Ray is the 1,827th most popular singer (down from 1,745th in 2019), the 9,766th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,455th in 2019) and the 471st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Johnnie Rays by language

Over the past year Johnnie Ray has had the most page views in the with 177,269 views, followed by Spanish (6,300), and German (5,791). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (73.78%), Bulgarian (48.72%), and Egyptian Arabic (47.93%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnnie Ray ranks 1,827 out of 4,381. Before him are Tex Ritter, Marie Kraja, Monique Melsen, Maître Gims, Magic Sam, and Yıldız Tilbe. After him are Chris Fehn, Anitta, Agnes Obel, LaVern Baker, Jonny Jakobsen, and Magdalena Kožená.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Johnnie Ray ranks 415. Before him are Chris Connor, Kees Broekman, Tibor Csík, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, and W. S. Merwin. After him are Red Mitchell, Parkash Singh Badal, Michael Constantine, Walter Bahr, Gábor Benedek, and John Rhodes. Among people deceased in 1990, Johnnie Ray ranks 277. Before him are Xosé María Díaz Castro, Minoru Honda, Clara González, David Hampshire, Bob Gerard, and Jimmy Van Heusen. After him are Spark Matsunaga, Ryan White, Susan Oliver, Pearl Bailey, Mike Mazurki, and David Rose.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnnie Ray ranks 9,766 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Ritchie (1938), Rikishi (1965), Carol J. Adams (1951), George Washington Goethals (1858), Frederick Sheffield (1902), and Jonathan Safran Foer (1977). After him are Timothy Kopra (1963), Nicole Stott (1962), Tim Hardaway (1966), Edward James Roye (1815), Amanda Bynes (1986), and Jaime King (1979).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnnie Ray ranks 471. Before him are Ben Harper (1969), Willie Brown (1900), Irma Thomas (1941), Lil' Kim (1974), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), and Magic Sam (1937). After him are Chris Fehn (1973), LaVern Baker (1929), Brad Delp (1951), Patty Smyth (1957), Rick Ross (1976), and Dianne Reeves (1956).

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