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Dr. John

1941 - 2019

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Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dr. John is the 1,208th most popular singer (down from 989th in 2019), the 6,642nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,168th in 2019) and the 330th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dr. John ranks 1,208 out of 4,381Before him are Matti Salminen, Lou Rawls, Mady Mesplé, Damo Suzuki, Tony Renis, and Jahn Teigen. After him are Johnny Tillotson, Miguel Fleta, Leonid Kharitonov, Chabuca Granda, Raquel Meller, and Tina Weymouth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Dr. John ranks 376Before him are Hernando de Soto Polar, Mário da Graça Machungo, Eberhard Diepgen, Masoud Kimiai, Tania Mallet, and Peter Takeo Okada. After him are Anatoli Firsov, Jean Dockx, Ayşe Kulin, Domenico Losurdo, Natalia Bessmertnova, and Václav Mašek. Among people deceased in 2019, Dr. John ranks 308Before him are Alessandra Panaro, Charles Kittel, Manfred Burgsmüller, Jean Guillou, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, and Tania Mallet. After him are Christian Bach, Mark Zakharov, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Albert Razin, Erik Olin Wright, and Ndaye Mulamba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dr. John ranks 6,643 out of 20,380Before him are Charles Bacon (1885), Arnie Robinson (1948), Lloyd Alexander (1924), Alvin Ailey (1931), Nancy Kovack (1935), and Clarence Clark (1859). After him are Gates McFadden (1949), Johnny Tillotson (1938), Frankie Laine (1913), Donald Pettit (1955), Hannah Van Buren (1783), and Lennie Tristano (1919).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Dr. John ranks 330Before him are Jackie Wilson (1934), Thomas Hampson (1955), Young Thug (1991), Bobby Bland (1930), Randy Crawford (1952), and Lou Rawls (1933). After him are Johnny Tillotson (1938), Tina Weymouth (1950), Sylvester (1947), Demi Lovato (1992), Nas (1973), and Little Walter (1930).