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Little Willie John

1937 - 1968

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William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" (1958), "Leave My Kitten Alone" (1960), "Sleep" (1960), and his number-one R&B hit "Fever" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, he faded into obscurity in the 1960s and died while serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Little Willie John has received more than 527,605 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Little Willie John is the 1,728th most popular singer (up from 1,815th in 2019), the 9,217th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,850th in 2019) and the 435th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Little Willie John ranks 1,728 out of 4,381. Before him are Marjorie Noël, Peabo Bryson, Patrick Fiori, Derrick Green, Kim Deal, and Kid Rock. After him are Joyce DiDonato, Karol G, Paulo de Carvalho, António Calvário, Anita Skorgan, and Sara Sadíqova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Little Willie John ranks 463. Before him are Josef Stiegler, Raj Reddy, John Devitt, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Matthew Carter, and James MacArthur. After him are Juan Lezcano, Anatoly Karatsuba, Ramón Abeledo, Italo Galbiati, Michael Jeffery, and Barry Mazur. Among people deceased in 1968, Little Willie John ranks 237. Before him are Miguel Murillo, Marcel Pinel, William Varley, Jorge Valderrama, Edward Moore, and Alexander Hall. After him are Carlos María de la Torre, J. L. B. Smith, Maurice Verdonck, Harry Hebner, Panagiotis Pavlidis, and Panagiotis Poulitsas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Little Willie John ranks 9,217 out of 20,380. Before him are James MacArthur (1937), William Beebe (1877), Tim Miller (1964), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), Mary Kay Place (1947), and Pernell Whitaker (1964). After him are Jonathan Togo (1977), Rachel Nichols (1980), Hugo Black (1886), Richard Grieco (1965), Joyce DiDonato (1969), and Anjanette Comer (1939).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Little Willie John ranks 435. Before him are Garth Brooks (1962), Rufus Thomas (1917), Peabo Bryson (1951), Derrick Green (1971), Kim Deal (1961), and Kid Rock (1971). After him are Joyce DiDonato (1969), Judee Sill (1944), Roy Acuff (1903), Charles Brown (1922), Alan Jackson (1958), and Steve Lawrence (1935).

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