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Leroy Carr

1905 - 1935

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Leroy Carr (March 27, 1904 or 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. Music historian Elijah Wald has called him "the most influential male blues singer and songwriter of the first half of the 20th century". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leroy Carr has received more than 131,760 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Leroy Carr is the 1,752nd most popular singer (down from 1,384th in 2019), the 9,478th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,578th in 2019) and the 474th most popular American Singer.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Leroy Carr ranks 1,752 out of 3,528. Before him are Dulce María, Svetlana Loboda, Valeriya, Linn Berggren, Eddie Money, and Johnnie Ray. After him are Adam Ant, Origa, Arabian Prince, Lee Jun-ho, Tony Kakko, and Gregory Porter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Leroy Carr ranks 329. Before him are Jacques Mairesse, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Chick Webb, Lev Arnshtam, Mulk Raj Anand, and Kay Francis. After him are Robert Bacher, Tommy Flowers, Tex Ritter, Eleanor Audley, Kenneth Rexroth, and John Hoyt. Among people deceased in 1935, Leroy Carr ranks 133. Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Paolo Orsi, George William Russell, Patricio Arabolaza, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Wiley Post. After him are Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Junior Durkin, Adolphus Greely, Edward Carson, and Jay Gould II.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leroy Carr ranks 9,478 out of 18,182. Before him are Eddie Money (1949), Don Keefer (1916), Peter Gould (1950), Tipper Gore (1948), Johnnie Ray (1927), and Omarosa Manigault Newman (1974). After him are John Bell (1796), Kathy Hilton (1959), Aaron Swartz (1986), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Robert Bacher (1905), and Linda Lavin (1937).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Leroy Carr ranks 474. Before him are Fat Joe (1970), Fontella Bass (1940), Roky Erickson (1947), Jonathan Richman (1951), Eddie Money (1949), and Johnnie Ray (1927). After him are Arabian Prince (1965), Gregory Porter (1971), Maria Ewing (1950), Redfoo (1975), Rudy Vallée (1901), and Teresa Brewer (1931).

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