MUSICIAN

Son House

1902 - 1988

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Edward James "Son" House Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing. After years of hostility to secular music, as a preacher and for a few years also working as a church pastor, he turned to blues performance at the age of 25. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Son House has received more than 1,047,405 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Son House is the 845th most popular musician (up from 978th in 2019), the 4,192nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,802nd in 2019) and the 265th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Son House ranks 845 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Porcaro, Juan Luis Guerra, Stanley Clarke, Joe Walsh, Alice Coltrane, and Aníbal Troilo. After him are Zino Francescatti, Berry Gordy, Tor Aulin, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Nikolai Noskov, and Orhan Gencebay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Son House ranks 164. Before him are Dutch Schultz, Sergei Khudyakov, Ferenc Hirzer, Erwin Rösener, Ansel Adams, and Ryuzo Shimizu. After him are Zino Francescatti, Josef Silný, Fritz Machlup, Shen Congwen, Erik Eriksen, and Herbert Feigl. Among people deceased in 1988, Son House ranks 113. Before him are Vasil Mzhavanadze, Hal Ashby, Pál Titkos, Gaston Eyskens, Ulanhu, and Pietro Arcari. After him are Shen Congwen, Roy Buchanan, Marcel Bozzuffi, Daniel Guérin, Herbert Feigl, and Nikolay Makarov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Son House ranks 4,192 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Sapolsky (1957), Friz Freleng (1906), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Jennifer Warnes (1947), Ona Zee (1951), and Harrison Ford (1884). After him are Charles Jencks (1939), Frank Serpico (1936), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Anne Francis (1930), Lindsey Graham (1955), and Alexandra Daddario (1986).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Son House ranks 265. Before him are John Petrucci (1967), Milt Jackson (1923), Mike Porcaro (1955), Stanley Clarke (1951), Joe Walsh (1947), and Alice Coltrane (1937). After him are Berry Gordy (1929), Michael Brecker (1949), Roy Buchanan (1939), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Jordan Rudess (1956), and Richie Havens (1941).

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