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Otis Rush

1934 - 2018

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Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter who's been long revered as one of the creators of modern Chicago blues and though he was respected and praised, the success he sought eluded him while others profited from what he created and his career never reached the heights that he deserved. As a performer, Otis was unique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Rush has received more than 573,278 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Otis Rush is the 1,010th most popular musician (down from 924th in 2019), the 4,910th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,526th in 2019) and the 331st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Otis Rush ranks 1,010 out of 3,175. Before him are Selda Bağcan, John Williams, Dennis Stratton, Helen Merrill, Brian Connolly, and Pío Leyva. After him are Svend Asmussen, Gina Bachauer, Alan White, John Lewis, Alexi Laiho, and Lennie Tristano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Otis Rush ranks 263. Before him are Inger Stevens, Yūjirō Ishihara, Johnny Haynes, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Ronnie Drew, and Luis Héctor Villalba. After him are Phan Văn Khải, Maurice Godelier, Vladislao Cap, Murtaza Rakhimov, Nicholas Liverpool, and Billy Paul. Among people deceased in 2018, Otis Rush ranks 227. Before him are Stanley Cavell, Kim Yong-chun, Mrinal Sen, Shehu Shagari, Inge Borkh, and Domenico Losurdo. After him are Phan Văn Khải, Morris Halle, Cecil Taylor, Robert Spaemann, Álvaro Arzú, and Lisbeth Palme.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Rush ranks 4,910 out of 20,380. Before him are Albert Tyler (1872), Louis Wolheim (1880), Hunter Schafer (1998), Giovanni Ribisi (1974), Gregory Hines (1946), and David Brin (1950). After him are Doug Jones (1960), Catharine MacKinnon (1946), William Joseph Simmons (1880), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962), Walter Isaacson (1952), and Joshua Logan (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Otis Rush ranks 331. Before him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Levon Helm (1940), Chester Thompson (1948), Mark St. John (1956), Woody Herman (1913), and Helen Merrill (1930). After him are John Lewis (1920), Lennie Tristano (1919), Gene Clark (1944), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Larry Carlton (1948), and Billie Joe Armstrong (1972).

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