Ambrose Campbell

Nigerian musician/band leader (1919-2006)
Person human Q459181
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Summary

Ambrose Campbell is a human[1]. He was born in Lagos[2]. He was born on August 19, 1919[3]. He passed away in Plymouth[4]. He died on June 22, 2006[5]. He worked as a record producer[6], jazz musician[7], percussionist[8], guitarist[9], and composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ambrose Campbell's place of birth was Lagos[2].
  • Ambrose Campbell passed away in Plymouth[4].
  • Ambrose Campbell was born on August 19, 1919[3].
  • Ambrose Campbell died on June 22, 2006[5].
  • Ambrose Campbell held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Ambrose Campbell held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Ambrose Campbell worked as a record producer[6].
  • Ambrose Campbell's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Ambrose Campbell worked as a percussionist[8].
  • Ambrose Campbell's professions included guitarist[9].
  • Ambrose Campbell worked as a composer[10].
  • Ambrose Campbell's professions included musician[14].
  • Ambrose Campbell is recorded as male[15].
  • Ambrose Campbell's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Ambrose Campbell's genre is highlife[17].
  • Ambrose Campbell's record label is recorded as Melodisc Records[18].
  • Ambrose Campbell's family name is recorded as Campbell[19].
  • Ambrose Campbell's given name is recorded as Ambrose[20].
  • Ambrose Campbell's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[21].
  • Ambrose Campbell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Ambrose Campbell's start of work period is recorded as 1946[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • Began / founded: 1919-08-19[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-06-22[27]

  • Genre(s): funk, highlife, soul[28]

  • Community tags: funk, highlife, soul[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 43c577a8-fc4a-42b4-8160-3f8f7af41c70[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Ambrose Campbell's place of birth was Lagos[2]. He was born on August 19, 1919[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[6], jazz musician[7], percussionist[8], guitarist[9], composer[10], and musician[14].

Death and Burial

Ambrose Campbell died on June 22, 2006[5]. He died in Plymouth[4].

Why It Matters

Ambrose Campbell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Ambrose Campbell born?

Ambrose Campbell was born in Lagos[2].

Where did Ambrose Campbell die?

Ambrose Campbell died in Plymouth[4].

What did Ambrose Campbell do for work?

Ambrose Campbell worked as record producer[6], jazz musician[7], percussionist[8], guitarist[9], and composer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'ig', 'yo']
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ambrose
    Family name → Campbell
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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