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Robert Johnson

1911 - 1938

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Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians. Although his recording career spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style, and as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as perhaps "the first ever rock star". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Johnson is the 117th most popular musician (down from 78th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from United States (down from 452nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Musician.

Robert Johnson is most famous for his recordings of blues music, which were made in the 1930s.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robert Johnson ranks 117 out of 3,175. Before him are Thomas Bangalter, Mariss Jansons, Quincy Jones, Till Lindemann, Jascha Heifetz, and Duke Ellington. After him are Krist Novoselic, King Oliver, David Guetta, Gary Moore, Hans von Bülow, and John Coltrane.

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Among people born in 1911, Robert Johnson ranks 33. Before him are Marshall McLuhan, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Tennessee Williams, William Alfred Fowler, Niels Kaj Jerne, and Feodor Lynen. After him are Wilhelm Mohnke, Gian Carlo Menotti, Max Frisch, Klaus Fuchs, Trygve Haavelmo, and Odysseas Elytis. Among people deceased in 1938, Robert Johnson ranks 25. Before him are Genrikh Yagoda, Carl von Ossietzky, Suzanne Valadon, Christian Lous Lange, Osip Mandelstam, and Suzanne Lenglen. After him are King Oliver, Lev Shestov, Bruno Taut, Vasily Blyukher, Hans Christian Gram, and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Johnson ranks 821 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Collins (1947), Walt Whitman Rostow (1916), Robert H. Goddard (1882), Telly Savalas (1922), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), and Duke Ellington (1899). After him are Melvin Schwartz (1932), Brandon Lee (1965), Willis Carrier (1876), Anastacia (1968), Alfred Hershey (1908), and Joe DiMaggio (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Robert Johnson ranks 34. Before him are Lou Reed (1942), Ice-T (1958), Keith Jarrett (1945), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Quincy Jones (1933), and Duke Ellington (1899). After him are Krist Novoselic (1965), King Oliver (1881), John Coltrane (1926), Lady Gaga (1986), Cyndi Lauper (1953), and Paul Simon (1941).

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