MUSICIAN

Otis Blackwell

1931 - 2002

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Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Blackwell has received more than 495,775 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Otis Blackwell is the 1,891st most popular musician (up from 2,058th in 2019), the 9,622nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,735th in 2019) and the 733rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Otis Blackwell ranks 1,891 out of 3,175. Before her are Blue Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, D. H. Peligro, Suzanne Ciani, Graham Coxon, and Steve Rothery. After her are Eddie Hazel, Joe Lovano, Rick J. Jordan, Wes Borland, Ed King, and Jimmy Van Heusen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Otis Blackwell ranks 510. Before her are Walter Abish, Leslie Bricusse, Frank Gardner, Paul Motian, Gloria Talbott, and Anatoly Lein. After her are Walt Davis, Nirupa Roy, Ali Beratlıgil, Mary L. Good, Jaime Salazar, and Clement Arrindell. Among people deceased in 2002, Otis Blackwell ranks 299. Before her are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Martin Kamen, Lev Kulidzhanov, Sylvia Rivera, Ivano Blason, and Walter Lord. After her are Stanley Wagner, Salman Raduyev, Mitsuo Ikeda, Francisco Cabañas, Jerome Biffle, and Bob Hayes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Blackwell ranks 9,622 out of 20,380. Before her are Susan Lucci (1946), Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Walter Lord (1917), Joan Hackett (1934), Laila Robins (1959), and Keith Szarabajka (1952). After her are Kevin Chapman (1962), Meg Whitman (1956), B. J. Novak (1979), Wallace Langham (1965), Gordon B. Hinckley (1910), and Greg Graffin (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Otis Blackwell ranks 733. Before her are George Russell (1923), Randy Weston (1926), Blue Mitchell (1930), Anthony Braxton (1945), D. H. Peligro (1959), and Suzanne Ciani (1946). After her are Eddie Hazel (1950), Joe Lovano (1952), Wes Borland (1975), Ed King (1949), Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), and Albert Ammons (1907).

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