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Sonny Boy Williamson II

1912 - 1965

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Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp stylist who recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s. Miller used various names, including Rice Miller and Little Boy Blue, before calling himself Sonny Boy Williamson, which was also the name of a popular Chicago blues singer and harmonica player. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Boy Williamson II has received more than 928,221 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Boy Williamson II is the 1,203rd most popular singer (down from 932nd in 2019), the 6,135th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,148th in 2019) and the 306th most popular American Singer.

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  • 930k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 1,203 out of 4,381. Before him are Grace Bumbry, Hoagy Carmichael, Juan Diego Flórez, Kayahan, Dave Davies, and Phil Anselmo. After him are Tonina Torrielli, Alim Qasimov, Don Omar, Philip Bailey, Ivo Linna, and Anna Oxa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 261. Before him are Lightnin' Hopkins, Iuliu Bodola, Glenn Morris, Boris Chertok, Givi Javakhishvili, and Morris Louis. After him are Alexander Mackendrick, Santiago Lovell, Alexandru Todea, Jaroslav Bouček, Héctor Socorro, and Ben Hogan. Among people deceased in 1965, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 146. Before him are Ingrid Jonker, Hamo Beknazarian, Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, Frederick Browning, Lars Hanson, and E. E. Smith. After him are John Cregan, Johnny Hayes, Sonja Graf, Constance Bennett, Giorgio Zampori, and Tommy Hampson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 6,135 out of 20,380. Before him are Morris Louis (1912), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Mary Browne (1891), Joe Bryant (1954), Phil Anselmo (1968), and Joseph Engelberger (1925). After him are Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Lou Costello (1906), Shawn Crahan (1969), Kirsten Vangsness (1972), Roy Haynes (1925), and Edward Robinson (1794).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 306. Before him are Roger McGuinn (1942), Kenny Dorham (1924), Tom Verlaine (1949), Grace Bumbry (1937), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), and Phil Anselmo (1968). After him are Philip Bailey (1951), Bobby Helms (1933), Playboi Carti (1996), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Xzibit (1974), and Skeeter Davis (1931).

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