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Slim Harpo

1924 - 1970

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Slim Harpo (born James Isaac Moore; January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". He played guitar and was a master of the blues harmonica, known in blues circles as a "harp". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slim Harpo has received more than 363,730 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Slim Harpo is the 1,509th most popular musician (down from 1,275th in 2019), the 7,537th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,316th in 2019) and the 578th most popular American Musician.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Slim Harpo ranks 1,509 out of 2,662. Before him are Aynsley Dunbar, Kiko Loureiro, Shantel, Bret Michaels, Gotye, and Ilaiyaraaja. After him are Rick Danko, Joe South, Simon Gallup, Horace Andy, John Ogdon, and Fats Navarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Slim Harpo ranks 343. Before him are Holger Juul Hansen, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Alphons Egli, Friedrich L. Bauer, Buddy Hackett, and Mel Patton. After him are Vladimir Bogomolov, Attilio Giovannini, Siiri Rantanen, Mary Ford, Humberto Fernández-Morán, and Yvonne Brill. Among people deceased in 1970, Slim Harpo ranks 200. Before him are Lev Kassil, Haakon Sörvik, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Georgi Naydenov, Adolf Wiklund, and William Feller. After him are Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Alexandros Othonaios, Otis Spann, Lonnie Johnson, Paul Fritsch, and Grethe Weiser.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slim Harpo ranks 7,537 out of 18,182. Before him are Bernard Nathanson (1926), Stephen Hopkins (1707), Susan Kare (1954), Mel Patton (1924), Emily Donelson (1807), and Betty Field (1913). After him are Donald Regan (1918), Taboo (1975), Joe South (1940), Diane Warren (1956), Chad Everett (1937), and Bobby Unser (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Slim Harpo ranks 578. Before him are Gilby Clarke (1962), Jimmy Miller (1942), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Flavor Flav (1959), Lyle Mays (1953), and Bret Michaels (1963). After him are Joe South (1940), Fats Navarro (1923), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Mike Mills (1958), Allen Toussaint (1938), and Julieta Venegas (1970).

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