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Bukka White

1906 - 1977

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Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1906 – February 26, 1977) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. His first full-length biography, The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White: Recalling the Blues (2024), has been published by the University Press of Mississippi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Bukka White is the 1,878th most popular musician (down from 1,694th in 2024), the 9,950th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,525th in 2019) and the 728th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bukka White ranks 1,878 out of 3,175. Before him are David Vincent, Scott Ian, Lucky Thompson, Butch Vig, Takanori Nishikawa, and Denniz Pop. After him are Cliff Edwards, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Randy Edelman, Chad Channing, Ed O'Brien, and Larry Adler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Bukka White ranks 382. Before him are Leo Halle, Mary Brian, Dragoslav Mihajlović, Stefan Andres, Leni Schmidt, and Clifford Odets. After him are Arseny Golovko, Hugh Gaitskell, René Fernández, Raúl Anganuzzi, G. Ledyard Stebbins, and Helene Costello. Among people deceased in 1977, Bukka White ranks 241. Before him are Sebastian Cabot, Arnold Bode, Helen Ferguson, Rudolf Cvetko, Alexey Gribov, and Richard Brauer. After him are Bob Skelton, Irene Steer, Ruth Moufang, Hans Pulver, Steve Gaines, and Gersh Budker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bukka White ranks 9,954 out of 20,380. Before him are John Nelson (1791), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Lucky Thompson (1924), Butch Vig (1955), Charles Brown (1922), Evan Handler (1961), Paul Steinhardt (1952), and Richard DeVos (1926). After him are Valerie Harper (1939), Lucinda Williams (1937), Lorenzo Snow (1814), and Gabrielle Union (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bukka White ranks 728. Before him are Gene Ammons (1925), Daniel Johnston (1961), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), Lucky Thompson (1924), and Butch Vig (1955). After him are Cliff Edwards (1895), Randy Edelman (1947), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Adler (1914), Hal Blaine (1929), and Jackie McLean (1931).

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