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Ralph Stanley

1927 - 2016

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Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph was also known as Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Stanley has received more than 1,157,382 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ralph Stanley is the 2,486th most popular musician (down from 2,225th in 2019), the 13,737th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,762nd in 2019) and the 1,048th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ralph Stanley ranks 2,486 out of 2,662. Before her are Renaud Capuçon, Mikel Herzog, Chris Shiflett, Janne Wirman, Jeffrey Dunn, and Chris Adler. After her are Frank Bello, Hugh Dillon, Frank Klepacki, Austin Mahone, Marco V, and Kenny Chesney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ralph Stanley ranks 438. Before her are Eddie Sachs, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Peggie Castle, Peggy McCay, Ralph Beard, and Edwin Edwards. After her are Bill Rowling, Arnold Wolfendale, Paula Hawkins, Marvin Kaplan, Brock Adams, and Abrar Alvi. Among people deceased in 2016, Ralph Stanley ranks 528. Before her are Aleš Debeljak, David Herd, Peter Brabrook, José María Rivas, Sascha Lewandowski, and Bill Johnson. After her are Bruno Rangel, Ronnie Corbett, Luis Salom, Dalian Atkinson, David Hahn, and Dale Bumpers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Stanley ranks 13,737 out of 18,182. Before her are Andrew M. Allen (1955), Sam Brownback (1956), Robert B. Spencer (1962), Bill Bridges (1939), Anne Fletcher (1966), and Richard Hunt (1951). After her are Kage Baker (1952), Jack Sock (1992), Anthony Parker (1975), Brian McKnight (1969), Charles Frazier (1950), and Mathew St. Patrick (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ralph Stanley ranks 1,048. Before her are Sully Erna (1968), Phoebe Snow (1950), Mark Oliver Everett (1963), James Valentine (1978), Chris Shiflett (1971), and Chris Adler (1972). After her are Frank Bello (1965), Frank Klepacki (1974), Austin Mahone (1996), Kenny Chesney (1968), J Mascis (1965), and Madlib (1973).

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