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Robert Lockwood Jr.

1915 - 2006

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Robert Lockwood Jr., a.k.a. Robert Jr. Lockwood, (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play directly from Robert Johnson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Lockwood Jr. is the 1,108th most popular musician (up from 1,931st in 2019), the 5,775th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,826th in 2019) and the 385th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robert Lockwood Jr. ranks 1,108 out of 3,175. Before him are Marcus Miller, Boris Grebenshchikov, Timo Tolkki, Hank Jones, Leon Fleisher, and James Burton. After him are Anthony Phillips, Gerald Moore, Eric Ericson, DJ Kool Herc, Phil Manzanera, and Adam Levine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Robert Lockwood Jr. ranks 159. Before him are Tapio Rautavaara, John Profumo, Vladimir Zeldin, Harry Morgan, John Randolph, and Saifuddin Azizi. After him are Knut Nystedt, Tomás Fernández, Boris Paichadze, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Alykul Osmonov, and Leigh Brackett. Among people deceased in 2006, Robert Lockwood Jr. ranks 207. Before him are John Profumo, Fritz Klein, Elena Mukhina, Gordon George Avery, Anita O'Day, and Chris Heunis. After him are Al Lewis, Shigeru Kayano, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Betty Curtis, Desmond Dekker, and Mirko Marjanović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Lockwood Jr. ranks 5,775 out of 20,380. Before him are Tommy Franks (1945), Hank Jones (1918), Leon Fleisher (1928), Eugene Odum (1913), James Burton (1939), and Charles Yerkes (1837). After him are Robert Towne (1934), Jane Toppan (1854), George Ritzer (1940), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), Eric Allin Cornell (1961), and George Marshall (1891).

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Among musicians born in United States, Robert Lockwood Jr. ranks 385. Before him are Mike Porcaro (1955), Art Farmer (1928), Marcus Miller (1959), Hank Jones (1918), Leon Fleisher (1928), and James Burton (1939). After him are Adam Levine (1979), Robert Levin (1947), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Charlie Mariano (1923), Taj Mahal (1942), and Rob Bourdon (1979).

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