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Skeeter Davis

1931 - 2004

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Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually recording for RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Skeeter Davis is the 1,301st most popular singer (down from 1,247th in 2019), the 7,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,347th in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Skeeter Davis ranks 1,301 out of 4,381. Before her are Siti Nurhaliza, Ulla Pia, Valentina Monetta, Boz Scaggs, Nate Dogg, and Gustav Winckler. After her are Larisa Dolina, Sheila E., Jello Biafra, Simone de Oliveira, Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, and Spagna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Skeeter Davis ranks 372. Before her are Peter Kirby, Yves Dreyfus, Lindy Remigino, Janwillem van de Wetering, Mario Tronti, and Phil Woods. After her are Sakyo Komatsu, Shuhrat Abbosov, Paulo Maluf, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Frédérick Tristan, and Zakaria Tamer. Among people deceased in 2004, Skeeter Davis ranks 221. Before her are Alan Bullock, András Toma, Tini Wagner, Natalya Baranskaya, Alicia Markova, and Abdul Rahman Munif. After her are José Luis Cuciuffo, Terry Melcher, André Hazes, Frank Thomas, Lennox Miller, and Luis E. Miramontes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Skeeter Davis ranks 7,111 out of 20,380. Before her are Francesca Woodman (1958), Gregory Chaitin (1947), William Wilson Morgan (1906), Michael Spinks (1956), Paul Lockhart (1956), and Charles Fefferman (1949). After her are Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Dick Savitt (1927), Leila Hyams (1905), David Gale (1921), Charles W. Misner (1932), and Gram Parsons (1946).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Skeeter Davis ranks 358. Before her are Lhasa de Sela (1972), Ted Neeley (1943), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Billy Paul (1934), Boz Scaggs (1944), and Nate Dogg (1969). After her are Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Evelyn Lear (1926), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), and Roy Eldridge (1911).

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