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Nanci Griffith

1953 - 2021

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Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits starting in 1985 during Season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on the Channel 4 programme Town & Country with John Prine in a segment entitled "White Pants", where Nanci Griffith wore white pants at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee, along with Buddy Mondlock, Barry "Byrd" Burton, and Robert Earl Keen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nanci Griffith has received more than 2,219,744 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Nanci Griffith is the 2,806th most popular singer (down from 1,620th in 2019), the 14,670th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,751st in 2019) and the 762nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nanci Griffith ranks 2,806 out of 4,381. Before her are Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, Jala Brat, Malika Pukhraj, J. Cole, Lucenzo, and Ahmed Rushdi. After her are Stefano Secco, Sıla, K.Will, Tinkara Kovač, Angie Stone, and Dhurata Dora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Nanci Griffith ranks 660. Before her are Robert Thirsk, Elfi Zinn, Linda Lingle, Sharon Robinson, David Kennedy, and Evelin Kaufer. After her are Lincoln Chafee, Judy Chu, Walter Jon Williams, Claire McCaskill, Lillete Dubey, and Brian Duffy. Among people deceased in 2021, Nanci Griffith ranks 690. Before her are Pete George, Saginaw Grant, Albán Vermes, Luca Attanasio, Joe Lara, and Halyna Hutchins. After her are Yury Dokhoian, Johnny Crawford, Shirley Williams, Bertie Auld, Chris Anker Sørensen, and Patrick John.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 14,670 out of 20,380. Before her are Lloy Ball (1972), Frank Bello (1965), John B. Weller (1812), Nick Nurse (1967), James Patrick Stuart (1968), and Dan Peters (1967). After her are Michael Everson (1963), Sydney Penny (1971), Raymond Benson (1955), Darryl Dawkins (1957), William A. Dembski (1960), and Andrew Luck (1989).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 762. Before her are Eve (1978), Chris Willis (1969), Alex Band (1981), Afroman (1974), Dennis Morgan (1908), and Mýa (1979). After her are Angie Stone (1965), Kimberly Goss (1978), Gladys Bentley (1907), Nora Bayes (1880), John Garcia (1970), and Gracie Abrams (1999).

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