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Ray Price

1926 - 2013

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Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular. Some of his well-known recordings include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "For the Good Times", "Night Life", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Price has received more than 44,088 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Price is the 2,430th most popular singer (down from 2,077th in 2019), the 13,165th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,311th in 2019) and the 659th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 44k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ray Price ranks 2,430 out of 4,381. Before him are Kian Egan, Anne-Marie, Elnur Hüseynov, Kurtis Blow, Milan Stanković, and Angela Aki. After him are Edsilia Rombley, Martine McCutcheon, Loukas Giorkas, Guildo Horn, Danzel, and William Chan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Ray Price ranks 543. Before him are Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Ruth Asawa, Johnny Walker, Chuck Arnold, Alex Groza, and Peter Broeker. After him are Pete Lovely, Dennis Wilshaw, Mona Freeman, Ernest Chapman, Sidney Drell, and James M. Beggs. Among people deceased in 2013, Ray Price ranks 497. Before him are Ann C. Crispin, Harold Camping, Igor Romishevsky, Stuart Williams, Frank Lautenberg, and Allen Lanier. After him are Antonia Bird, Islam Bibi, Ernest Chapman, Junior Murvin, Ruth R. Benerito, and Markus Büchel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Price ranks 13,165 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Newhouse (1948), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), James Weldon Johnson (1871), Glen Rice (1967), Nate Diaz (1985), and Sarah Chang (1980). After him are Justin Hurwitz (1985), Al Attles (1936), Brad Silberling (1963), Frances Drake (1912), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), and Pete Lovely (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ray Price ranks 659. Before him are Lil Jon (1971), Tim Armstrong (1965), Keely Smith (1928), Brandy Norwood (1979), Sharon Jones (1956), and Kurtis Blow (1959). After him are Jerry Nelson (1934), Peter Yarrow (1938), Levi Stubbs (1936), Béla Fleck (1958), Deniece Williams (1950), and Becky G (1997).

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