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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 980,282 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Son House is the 981st most popular musician (down from 924th in 2019), the 4,814th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,570th in 2019) and the 348th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Son House ranks 981 out of 2,662. Before him are DJ Kool Herc, Johnny Thunders, Travis Barker, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Michael Weikath, and Željko Joksimović. After him are Larry Carlton, Jorma Kaukonen, Simon Le Bon, Ignaz von Seyfried, Enzo Jannacci, and Kenny Burrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Son House ranks 179. Before him are Vasil Mzhavanadze, Juan Evaristo, Bobby Jones, Strom Thurmond, Andrés Mazali, and George Kingsley Zipf. After him are Ilmari Salminen, André Patry, Georgette Heyer, Yevgeny Petrov, Yakov Smushkevich, and Beryl Markham. Among people deceased in 1988, Son House ranks 121. Before him are John Houseman, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Irmgard Seefried, Pál Titkos, Josep Tarradellas, and Pietro Arcari. After him are Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Cyril Jackson, Herluf Bidstrup, Joshua Logan, Siaka Stevens, and Alberto Uria.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Son House ranks 4,814 out of 18,182. Before him are Nate Thurmond (1941), Dianne Feinstein (1933), Patrick Leahy (1940), Nikos Galis (1957), Benjamin Briggs (1835), and Eriq La Salle (1962). After him are Larry Carlton (1948), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), Donella Meadows (1941), Bobby Driscoll (1937), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), and Ted Cassidy (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Son House ranks 348. Before him are Art Farmer (1928), Big Joe Turner (1911), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Henry Cowell (1897), Johnny Thunders (1952), and Travis Barker (1975). After him are Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Kenny Burrell (1931), Jimmy Reed (1925), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), and Marky Ramone (1952).

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