SINGER

Tammi Terrell

1945 - 1970

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Thomasina Winifred Montgomery (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970), professionally known as Tammi Terrell, was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. Terrell began her career as a teenager, first recording for Scepter/Wand Records, before spending nearly nine months as a member of James Brown's Revue, recording for Brown's Try Me label. After attending college, Terrell recorded briefly for Checker Records before signing with Motown in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tammi Terrell has received more than 4,172,507 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Tammi Terrell is the 753rd most popular singer (up from 859th in 2019), the 3,986th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,841st in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Singer.

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  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tammi Terrell ranks 753 out of 4,381. Before her are José Luis Perales, Nick Kamen, Gali Atari, Arash, Lilli Lehmann, and Patsy Cline. After her are Lev Leshchenko, Aram Tigran, Belinda Carlisle, Elena Obraztsova, Emmy Destinn, and José Alfredo Jiménez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Tammi Terrell ranks 258. Before her are Bob Balaban, Zoltán Varga, Michel Vautrot, José Luis Perales, András Arató, and Andrew Birkin. After her are Edoardo Reja, Tex Watson, Martin Hellman, Noel Redding, Linda Harrison, and Brett Lunger. Among people deceased in 1970, Tammi Terrell ranks 125. Before her are Nathan Alterman, Albert Lamorisse, Ernst May, Henri Queuille, Aimo Lahti, and Heino Eller. After her are Luis Mariano, Gyula Cseszneky, Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Dora Boothby, Kurt Feldt, and Leandro Faggin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tammi Terrell ranks 3,986 out of 20,380. Before her are Edward Gorey (1925), Queen Latifah (1970), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Patsy Cline (1932), Shirley Jones (1934), and Robert Motherwell (1915). After her are Scott Walker (1943), Arnold Rothstein (1882), Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), Maureen Stapleton (1925), Nancy Spungen (1958), and Stewart Copeland (1952).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tammi Terrell ranks 206. Before her are Sheryl Crow (1962), Aaliyah (1979), Billy Vaughn (1919), Mike Love (1941), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), and Patsy Cline (1932). After her are Belinda Carlisle (1958), Big Sean (1988), George Clinton (1941), Jennifer Warnes (1947), Carl Wilson (1946), and Eric Carmen (1949).

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