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MUSICIAN

Otis Spann

1924 - 1970

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Otis Spann (March 21, 1924 or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Spann has received more than 255,416 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Otis Spann is the 1,578th most popular musician (down from 1,543rd in 2019), the 7,858th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,728th in 2019) and the 614th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Otis Spann ranks 1,578 out of 2,662. Before him are Yegor Letov, Doc Watson, Joseph Williams, Mana, Steve Hillage, and Alexei Lubimov. After him are Bill Black, Bob Brookmeyer, Carol Kaye, Terje Rypdal, Roy Ayers, and Mike Dirnt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Otis Spann ranks 356. Before him are Pierre Adam, César Ruminski, George Amick, Robert Körner, Stanley Jaki, and F. Sionil José. After him are Antoine Cuissard, Hans Kalt, Joe Gaetjens, Omero Tognon, Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, and Anatoli Bashashkin. Among people deceased in 1970, Otis Spann ranks 203. Before him are Georgi Naydenov, Adolf Wiklund, William Feller, Slim Harpo, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, and Alexandros Othonaios. After him are Lonnie Johnson, Paul Fritsch, Grethe Weiser, Vilhelm Carlberg, Irene Guest, and Gypsy Rose Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Spann ranks 7,858 out of 18,182. Before him are Joseph Williams (1960), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), Lucy Parsons (1853), Daniel Kelly (1883), Melissa Joan Hart (1976), and Rose Cleveland (1846). After him are John James (1956), Joe Alaskey (1952), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Bill Black (1926), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), and A. P. Hill (1825).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Otis Spann ranks 614. Before him are Rob Bourdon (1979), Sean Lennon (1975), Cedar Walton (1934), Earl Wild (1915), Doc Watson (1923), and Joseph Williams (1960). After him are Bill Black (1926), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Carol Kaye (1935), Roy Ayers (1940), Mike Dirnt (1972), and Steve Swallow (1940).

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