MUSICIAN

Larry Williams

1935 - 1980

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Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "Slow Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Williams has received more than 640,882 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Williams is the 1,604th most popular musician (down from 1,556th in 2019), the 8,043rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,772nd in 2019) and the 589th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Larry Williams ranks 1,604 out of 3,175. Before him are Thomas Ravenscroft, Lyle Mays, Hank Snow, Derek Sherinian, Biréli Lagrène, and Johnny Dodds. After him are Didier Lockwood, Johnny Mandel, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Eliane Elias, Memphis Minnie, and Daphne Oram.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Larry Williams ranks 402. Before him are Barry McGuire, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, José Luandino Vieira, Türkan Saylan, Gerald R. Molen, and Andrey Zaliznyak. After him are Roger Hargreaves, Arnaldo Pambianco, Story Musgrave, Aki Schmidt, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Yola Ramírez. Among people deceased in 1980, Larry Williams ranks 250. Before him are Frank Wykoff, Olivia Manning, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Félix Welkenhuysen, Paavo Yrjölä, and Isabel Briggs Myers. After him are Jacob Miller, Mario Mattoli, Louis Guilloux, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Keijo Liinamaa, and Hans Wetterström.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Williams ranks 8,043 out of 20,380. Before him are Lorna Luft (1952), Jaden Smith (1998), Glenne Headly (1955), Edward Hicks (1780), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), and Heather O'Rourke (1975). After him are Walton Goggins (1971), Christopher Paolini (1983), Theda Skocpol (1947), Scott O'Dell (1898), Bobby Heenan (1944), and Bobbi Starr (1983).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Larry Williams ranks 589. Before him are Michael Anthony (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), Neal Schon (1954), Lyle Mays (1953), Derek Sherinian (1966), and Johnny Dodds (1892). After him are Johnny Mandel (1925), Memphis Minnie (1897), James P. Johnson (1894), Mike Patton (1968), Kyle Eastwood (1968), and Gilby Clarke (1962).

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