MUSICIAN

Memphis Slim

1915 - 1988

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John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become a blues standard, recorded by many other artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Memphis Slim has received more than 292,706 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Memphis Slim is the 1,350th most popular musician (down from 1,257th in 2019), the 6,753rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,237th in 2019) and the 482nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Memphis Slim ranks 1,350 out of 3,175. Before him are Larry Mullen Jr., Eric Martin, Wynton Marsalis, Gerald Moore, Nikos Xilouris, and Jonny Greenwood. After him are Tony Scott, Hugh Masekela, Veronika Dudarova, Lester Bowie, LiSA, and Mic Michaeli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Memphis Slim ranks 199. Before him are Brenda Marshall, Mario Echandi Jiménez, Elio Toaff, Harry Saltzman, Anna Schwartz, and Signe Hasso. After him are Danuta Szaflarska, Stu Hart, Raquel Rastenni, Harriet Bland, Olavi Virta, and Eugène Martin. Among people deceased in 1988, Memphis Slim ranks 176. Before him are Ray Barbuti, Andrei Glanzmann, Shōhei Ōoka, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Kwon Ki-ok, and William McMahon. After him are Solomon, Alan Paton, Liang Shuming, Mildred Gillars, Victorio Unamuno, and Marta Abba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Memphis Slim ranks 6,753 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Pace (1979), Ted Wilde (1889), Tabitha King (1949), Paul Whiteman (1890), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), and Edie McClurg (1951). After him are Patty Murray (1950), William Beaumont (1785), Ashley Tisdale (1985), Orville Gibson (1856), Rick Baker (1950), and Patrick Kilpatrick (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Memphis Slim ranks 482. Before him are Darryl Jones (1961), Dexter Holland (1965), David Amram (1930), David Hungate (1948), Eric Martin (1960), and Wynton Marsalis (1961). After him are Tony Scott (1921), Lester Bowie (1941), Mal Waldron (1925), Bill Monroe (1911), Tim Hardin (1941), and Marin Alsop (1956).

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