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Rick James

1948 - 2004

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James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick James has received more than 9,245,650 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick James is the 932nd most popular musician (down from 883rd in 2019), the 4,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,393rd in 2019) and the 322nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rick James ranks 932 out of 2,662Before him are John Illsley, Otis Rush, Carl Tausig, Amy Lee, Leon Fleisher, and John Scofield. After him are Gary Thain, Rob Zombie, John Mellencamp, Pink Anderson, Sabicas, and Mikhail Pletnev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Rick James ranks 272Before him are Dee Wallace, Dan Halutz, Viktor Afanasyev, Linda McMahon, Bernard Thévenet, and David Albahari. After him are Gary Thain, Jennifer O'Neill, Horst Köppel, Mahamane Ousmane, Mercedes Ruehl, and Tony Ramos. Among people deceased in 2004, Rick James ranks 143Before him are Muhammad Zaidan, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Xenophon Zolotas, Briek Schotte, and Agnes Martin. After him are Jacques Georges, Carlo Rustichelli, Juan Carlos Aramburu, Barney Kessel, Carvalho Leite, and Orvar Bergmark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick James ranks 4,581 out of 18,182Before him are Varian Fry (1907), Harry Reid (1939), Lena Horne (1917), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), James Russo (1953), and Frank Gorshin (1933). After him are Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Teri Garr (1944), Melanie Thornton (1967), Johnny Hayes (1886), Maureen Connolly (1934), and Virginia Mayo (1920).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Rick James ranks 322Before him are Joe Henderson (1937), Grant Green (1935), Otis Rush (1934), Amy Lee (1981), Leon Fleisher (1928), and John Scofield (1951). After him are Rob Zombie (1965), John Mellencamp (1951), Pink Anderson (1900), Gary Peacock (1935), Donald Byrd (1932), and Gene Autry (1907).

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