Artie Matthews

American songwriter, pianist and ragtime composer (1888-1958)
Person human Q2865770
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Artie Matthews

Summary

Artie Matthews is a human[1]. Born in Braidwood[2], he… he was born on November 15, 1888[3]. He passed away in Cincinnati[4]. He died on October 25, 1958[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6], composer[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Artie Matthews's place of birth was Braidwood[2].
  • Artie Matthews was born in Minonk[10].
  • Artie Matthews died in Cincinnati[4].
  • Artie Matthews was born on November 15, 1888[3].
  • Artie Matthews died on October 25, 1958[5].
  • Artie Matthews held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Artie Matthews is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Artie Matthews's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Artie Matthews's professions included composer[7].
  • Artie Matthews worked as a pianist[8].
  • Artie Matthews is recorded as male[13].
  • Artie Matthews's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Artie Matthews's genre is ragtime[15].
  • Artie Matthews's Commons category is recorded as Artie Matthews[16].
  • Artie Matthews's family name is recorded as Matthews[17].
  • Artie Matthews's given name is recorded as Artie[18].
  • Artie Matthews's instrument is recorded as piano[19].
  • Artie Matthews's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • Artie Matthews's Commons Creator page is recorded as Artie Matthews[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1888-11-15[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1958-10-25[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f9548167-211a-4e9c-a81a-7ad9fbdfc97d[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Braidwood[2], a town[27], in Australia[28] and Minonk[10], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1854[31]. Artie Matthews was born on November 15, 1888[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6], composer[7], and pianist[8].

Death and Burial

Artie Matthews died on October 25, 1958[5]. He passed away in Cincinnati[4].

Why It Matters

Artie Matthews ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Artie Matthews born?

Artie Matthews was born in Braidwood[2].

Where did Artie Matthews die?

Artie Matthews passed away in Cincinnati[4].

What did Artie Matthews do for work?

Artie Matthews worked as songwriter[6], composer[7], and pianist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . sangamoncountyhistory.org. Retrieved . sangamoncountyhistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . sangamoncountyhistory.org. Retrieved . sangamoncountyhistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The Music of Black Americans: A History. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . sangamoncountyhistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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