MUSICIAN

Phoebe Snow

1950 - 2011

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Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals backing Paul Simon on "Gone at Last". She was described by The New York Times as a "contralto grounded in a bluesy growl and capable of sweeping over four octaves". Snow also sang numerous commercial jingles for many U.S. products during the 1980s and 1990s, including General Foods International Coffees, Salon Selectives, and Stouffer's. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phoebe Snow has received more than 1,395,531 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Phoebe Snow is the 2,654th most popular musician (down from 2,460th in 2019), the 14,803rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,598th in 2019) and the 1,098th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phoebe Snow ranks 2,654 out of 3,175. Before her are Jody Watley, Noel Hogan, Glen Drover, Tigran Hamasyan, Stuart Adamson, and Bill Steer. After her are Pakito, Bradley Joseph, Mark Linkous, KT Tunstall, Liam O'Flynn, and Mitch Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Phoebe Snow ranks 727. Before her are Mike Johanns, Howard Finkel, Carl J. Meade, Anna Tibaijuka, Charles Krauthammer, and Pawan Kumar Chamling. After her are Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Todd McCarthy, Nasirul Mulk, Linda Bassett, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Tom Alter. Among people deceased in 2011, Phoebe Snow ranks 508. Before her are Sonia Pierre, Poly Styrene, Mike Doyle, Karel Rachůnek, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, and Josef Vašíček. After her are Ruslan Salei, Mani Kaul, Walt Hazzard, Andy Rooney, Joseph Galibardy, and Jan Marek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phoebe Snow ranks 14,803 out of 20,380. Before her are Cindy Hyde-Smith (1959), Eddie Jones (1971), Daniel Sunjata (1971), Naked Cowboy (1970), Gracie Abrams (1999), and Sam Cassell (1969). After her are Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Bradley Joseph (1965), Mark Linkous (1962), Hobart Cavanaugh (1886), Carla Gallo (1975), and Garrison Keillor (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Phoebe Snow ranks 1,098. Before her are Madlib (1973), Frank Bello (1965), Dan Peters (1967), Scott Storch (1973), Stephen Bray (1956), and Jody Watley (1959). After her are Bradley Joseph (1965), Mark Linkous (1962), Mitch Harris (1969), Terence Blanchard (1962), Rachael Yamagata (1977), and Joanna Newsom (1982).

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