SINGER

Junior Wells

1934 - 1998

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Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr.; December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song "Messin' with the Kid" and his 1965 album Hoodoo Man Blues, described by the critic Bill Dahl as "one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junior Wells has received more than 502,746 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Junior Wells is the 1,164th most popular singer (up from 1,284th in 2019), the 5,964th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,921st in 2019) and the 295th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Junior Wells ranks 1,164 out of 4,381. Before him are Namie Amuro, Claudine Longet, Lou Rawls, Brigitte Fassbaender, Eva Cassidy, and Nate Dogg. After him are Terence Trent D'Arby, Nikolai Slichenko, Jorge Cafrune, Tony Dallara, Azis, and Fred Buscaglione.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Junior Wells ranks 310. Before him are Alan Baddeley, Yuri Vizbor, Paolo Sardi, Rodri, Gérard Latortue, and Gergely Kulcsár. After him are Leonid Stein, Nikolai Slichenko, Susan George, Lew Hoad, Turan Dursun, and Roy Kerr. Among people deceased in 1998, Junior Wells ranks 199. Before him are Héctor Vilches, William Gaddis, Johannes Kotkas, Consalvo Sanesi, Fred Alderman, and Vladimir Dudintsev. After him are John Pulman, Lamberto Gardelli, Lounès Matoub, Clara Calamai, Åke Seyffarth, and André Bonin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Junior Wells ranks 5,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Gina Carano (1982), Lucretia Garfield (1832), Quanah Parker (1845), Ralph Nelson (1916), David Douglas Duncan (1916), and John Kuck (1905). After him are Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Raymond Scott (1908), Ollie Johnston (1912), David Gale (1921), James Marsters (1962), and Ossie Davis (1917).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Junior Wells ranks 295. Before him are Steve Porcaro (1957), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Usher (1978), Lou Rawls (1933), Eva Cassidy (1963), and Nate Dogg (1969). After him are Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ted Neeley (1943), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Jonathan Davis (1971), Willie Colón (1950), and Roger McGuinn (1942).

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