MUSICIAN

Slim Harpo

1924 - 1970

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Slim Harpo (born Isiah Moore or James Isaac Moore; February 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". He played guitar and was a master of the blues harmonica, known in blues circles as a "harp". His most successful and influential recordings included "I'm a King Bee" (1957), "Rainin' in My Heart" (1961), and "Baby Scratch My Back" (1966), which reached number one on Billboard's R&B chart and number 16 on its broader Hot 100 singles chart. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Slim Harpo is the 1,575th most popular musician (down from 1,434th in 2019), the 8,243rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,209th in 2019) and the 588th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Slim Harpo ranks 1,575 out of 3,175. Before him are John Legend, Michael Tilson Thomas, Emppu Vuorinen, Henry Litolff, Reinhold Mack, and Alexander Rosenbaum. After him are Steve Hogarth, Marco Misciagna, Pete Doherty, Richard Manuel, Joe Sample, and Francesco De Gregori.

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Among people born in 1924, Slim Harpo ranks 395. Before him are Mohamed Benhima, Göran Malmqvist, Zahrad, Chikage Awashima, Armand Gatti, and Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. After him are Ragnar Lundberg, Pierre Adam, Michael Manley, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Klaus Junge, and Julio Musimessi. Among people deceased in 1970, Slim Harpo ranks 218. Before him are Haakon Sörvik, István Fekete, Matthias Heidemann, Okuro Oikawa, Alexandros Othonaios, and Abdelaziz Ben Tifour. After him are Lev Kassil, Panagiotis Pipinelis, Shaken Aimanov, William Feller, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, and Vilhelm Carlberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slim Harpo ranks 8,245 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Manganiello (1976), Andra Day (1984), Jack Dorsey (1976), Richard Posner (1939), Anjanette Comer (1939), and Mary L. Good (1931). After him are David Hand (1900), Ernie Pyle (1900), Ty Burrell (1967), Kenyon Cox (1856), Scott Caan (1976), and Joshua Bassett (2000).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Slim Harpo ranks 588. Before him are Neal Schon (1954), Johnny Mercer (1909), Tony Carey (1953), Jeff Mills (1963), John Legend (1978), and Michael Tilson Thomas (1944). After him are Joe Sample (1939), Mike Patton (1968), Chris Adler (1972), Ray Evans (1915), Timothy B. Schmit (1947), and Mike Stern (1953).

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