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Willie Brown

1900 - 1952

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Willie Lee Brown (1899 or August 6, 1900 – December 30, 1952) was an American blues guitar player and vocalist. He performed and recorded with other blues musicians, including Son House and Charlie Patton, and influenced Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Brown is considered one of the pioneering musicians of the Delta blues genre. Brown worked as a sideman, performing mostly with House, Patton, and Johnson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Brown is the 2,156th most popular singer (down from 1,809th in 2024), the 11,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,644th in 2019) and the 596th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Willie Brown ranks 2,156 out of 4,381. Before him are Anita Doth, Ian Watkins, Aurlus Mabélé, Wendy, Bjørn Tidmand, and Rebecca Ferguson. After him are Arabian Prince, Ivan Moody, Frederik Ndoci, Tijana Dapčević, Rosanne Cash, and Taisia Povaliy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Willie Brown ranks 322. Before him are Antoni Zygmund, Sverre Sørsdal, Mark Sandrich, Ethelwynn Trewavas, Coral Buttsworth, and Gladys Egan. After him are Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, Renata Viganò, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Edna Best, Andy Auld, and Aristidis Akratopoulos. Among people deceased in 1952, Willie Brown ranks 175. Before him are Susan Peters, Norman Taber, August Alle, Gertrude Lawrence, Ted Morgan, and Mary Engle Pennington. After him are Beattie Ramsay, Robert P. Patterson, Alice Austen, Elizabeth Kenny, Philip G. Epstein, and Harold L. Ickes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willie Brown ranks 11,825 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Bowie (1961), Ethan Suplee (1976), Tristan Taormino (1971), Lina Basquette (1907), Anson Mount (1973), and Ron Harper (1964). After him are Rowland V. Lee (1891), Arabian Prince (1965), Rip Taylor (1931), Joe Walsh (1961), Bill Watterson (1958), and Francis Johnson (1910).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Willie Brown ranks 596. Before him are Kevin DuBrow (1955), June Christy (1925), Steve Walsh (1951), B-Real (1970), Nadine Sierra (1988), and Roy Acuff (1903). After him are Arabian Prince (1965), Ivan Moody (1980), Rosanne Cash (1955), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), and C. J. Ramone (1965).

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