SINGER

Sonny Terry

1911 - 1986

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Saunders Terrell (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally imitations of trains and fox hunts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Terry has received more than 301,787 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sonny Terry is the 1,769th most popular singer (down from 1,557th in 2019), the 9,407th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,376th in 2019) and the 448th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sonny Terry ranks 1,769 out of 4,381. Before him are Julian Casablancas, Amina Annabi, Simon Fuller, Jessi, Rickie Lee Jones, and Habib Koité. After him are Paola del Medico, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Andrea Berg, Don Dokken, Clementina de Jesus, and Charlie Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Sonny Terry ranks 342. Before him are László Szabados, Ben Alexander, Charles Walters, Wilbert Awdry, Clare Hollingworth, and Müfide İlhan. After him are Kristian Henriksen, Eduard Kainberger, Imre Rajczy, Matti Lähde, Jean Brichaut, and Ann Doran. Among people deceased in 1986, Sonny Terry ranks 264. Before him are Alfonso Thiele, Lya Lys, Sara Sadíqova, Vladimir I. Georgiev, Una Merkel, and Alan Jay Lerner. After him are Heather Angel, Virginia Gregg, Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Béla Szepes, Felipe Rosas, and Yoshiyuki Tsuruta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Terry ranks 9,407 out of 20,380. Before him are Brooke Smith (1967), Lois Wilson (1894), Kurt Warner (1971), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Joel Goldsmith (1957), and Marguerite De La Motte (1902). After him are Rob Kardashian (1987), Regina King (1971), Alfred E. Green (1889), Ann Savage (1921), Clyde Lovellette (1929), and James Young (1872).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sonny Terry ranks 448. Before him are Roberta Peters (1930), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Taboo (1975), Julian Casablancas (1978), Jessi (1988), and Rickie Lee Jones (1954). After him are Don Dokken (1953), Charlie Daniels (1936), Mary Ford (1924), Jan Peerce (1904), Jay Park (1987), and Richard Cheese (1965).

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