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R. L. Burnside

1926 - 2005

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R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of R. L. Burnside has received more than 1,078,816 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). R. L. Burnside is the 2,130th most popular singer (down from 1,974th in 2019), the 11,512th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,724th in 2019) and the 564th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, R. L. Burnside ranks 2,130 out of 4,381. Before him are Mallikarjun Mansur, Hindi Zahra, Jerry Vale, Jonathan Richman, Lil Pump, and Bjørn Tidmand. After him are David Johansen, Soko, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Hera Björk, Noel Harrison, and Jimmy Witherspoon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, R. L. Burnside ranks 509. Before him are Bryan Forbes, Yash Pal, Alfonso Silva, Doris Belack, Margreth Weivers, and Beverly Garland. After him are Franca Falcucci, Paul Lynde, J. I. Packer, Happy Rockefeller, H. R. F. Keating, and Sonja Åkesson. Among people deceased in 2005, R. L. Burnside ranks 342. Before him are Aleksy Antkiewicz, June Haver, Wayne C. Booth, Humphrey Carpenter, Charles Rocket, and Ruth Warrick. After him are Bob Denver, William Hootkins, Gaylord Nelson, Bill McGarry, Christopher Fry, and Michael Park.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, R. L. Burnside ranks 11,512 out of 20,380. Before him are Luke Grimes (1984), Elaine Hendrix (1970), Ana Brenda Contreras (1986), Michael Trucco (1970), Elliott Coues (1842), and Lisa Eichhorn (1952). After him are David Johansen (1950), Britt Robertson (1990), Moroni Olsen (1889), Peter Laird (1954), Larry Young (1940), and Elizabeth Moon (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, R. L. Burnside ranks 564. Before him are Big L (1974), Meg White (1974), Marcus Mumford (1987), Jerry Vale (1930), Jonathan Richman (1951), and Lil Pump (2000). After him are David Johansen (1950), Jimmy Witherspoon (1920), Warren G (1970), Howie Dorough (1973), Harry Connick Jr. (1967), and Maria Ewing (1950).

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