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Jimmy Rogers

1924 - 1997

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Jay or James Arthur "Jimmy" Rogers (June 3, 1924 – December 19, 1997) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. He also had a solo career and recorded several popular blues songs, including "That's All Right" (now a blues standard), "Chicago Bound", "Walking by Myself" (his sole R&B chart appearance), and "Rock This House". He withdrew from the music industry at the end of the 1950s, but returned to recording and touring in the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jimmy Rogers is the 2,344th most popular musician (down from 2,200th in 2024), the 12,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,634th in 2019) and the 957th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jimmy Rogers ranks 2,343 out of 3,175. Before him are Albert Hammond Jr., Oscar Levant, Mr. Oizo, Tim Commerford, and Jimmy Webb. After him are Jimmy Chamberlin, Jónsi, Al Pitrelli, Steve Coleman, William Orbit, Pata, and Harry Carney.

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Among people born in 1924, Jimmy Rogers ranks 491. Before him are Frank Church, Mal Whitfield, Bob Kurland, Nikolai Sologubov, Sofía Ímber, and Jo Benkow. After him are John Riseley-Prichard, Margaret Whiting, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Vincent Canby, Joseph Campanella, and Charlie Callas. Among people deceased in 1997, Jimmy Rogers ranks 314. Before him are Don Messick, Jimmy Witherspoon, William Alland, Troy Ruttman, Ronald Pope, and Shirley Clarke. After him are Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, Derek Taylor, Chuck Arnold, Floyd Cramer, and Gulshan Kumar.

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Rogers ranks 956. Before him are Erich Kunzel (1935), Albert Hammond Jr. (1980), Oscar Levant (1906), Tim Commerford (1968), and Jimmy Webb (1946). After him are Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Al Pitrelli (1962), Steve Coleman (1956), Harry Carney (1910), Dorothy Ashby (1932), Big Joe Williams (1903), and Michael Romeo (1968).

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