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Luther Allison

1939 - 1997

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Luther Sylvester Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, although some accounts suggest his actual place of birth was Mayflower, Arkansas. Allison was interested in music as a child and during the late 1940s he toured in a family gospel group called The Southern Travellers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luther Allison has received more than 286,108 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Luther Allison is the 1,266th most popular musician (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 6,279th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,958th in 2019) and the 473rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Luther Allison ranks 1,266 out of 2,662. Before him are Memphis Slim, Martin Garrix, Bernie Leadon, Andrew Loog Oldham, Mark Isham, and Imants Kalniņš. After him are Adrian Vandenberg, Ray Parker Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Tork, Randy Brecker, and Jay Chou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Luther Allison ranks 338. Before him are Vivi Bach, Joe Sample, Samih al-Qasim, Richard Posner, Laila Kinnunen, and Dieter Quester. After him are Abdullah Ensour, Egon Zimmermann, Robert Kramer, Carmelo Bossi, Eduard Mudrik, and Paolo Salvati. Among people deceased in 1997, Luther Allison ranks 202. Before him are Marshall Applewhite, Ben Hogan, Heikki Savolainen, Conlon Nancarrow, Dulce María Loynaz, and Billie Dove. After him are Cheddi Jagan, Cyril Toumanoff, Tony Zale, Tamara Tyshkevich, Ferenc Sipos, and Albín Brunovský.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Luther Allison ranks 6,279 out of 18,182. Before him are Washington Allston (1779), Krysten Ritter (1981), Jim Dine (1935), Mary Barra (1961), Harriet Quimby (1875), and Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949). After him are Jay Garner (1938), Ted Raimi (1965), Pat O'Brien (1899), Roger Maris (1934), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), and Ted Meredith (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Luther Allison ranks 473. Before him are Pat Smear (1959), Ralph Towner (1940), John Myung (1967), Memphis Slim (1915), Bernie Leadon (1947), and Mark Isham (1951). After him are Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Peter Tork (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), Jo Jones (1911), Leslie West (1945), and Ron Asheton (1948).

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