Bascom Lamar Lunsford

American musician and lawyer
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Summary

Bascom Lamar Lunsford is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mars Hill[2]. He was born on March 21, 1882[3]. He died on September 4, 1973[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], banjoist[6], musicologist[7], fiddler[8], and jurist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mars Hill[2], Bascom Lamar Lunsford…
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford was born on March 21, 1882[3].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford died on September 4, 1973[4].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's professions included lawyer[5].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's professions included banjoist[6].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's professions included fiddler[8].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's professions included jurist[9].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's field of work was law[12].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford was educated at Duke University[13].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's education included a stint at Duke University School of Law[14].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford is recorded as male[15].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford was affiliated with the Democratic Party[17].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's archives at is recorded as Berea College[18].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's family name is recorded as Lunsford[19].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's given name is recorded as Bascom[20].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's given name is recorded as Lamar[21].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's instrument is recorded as banjo[22].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's instrument is recorded as fiddle[23].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's birth name is recorded as Bascom Lamar Lunsford[25].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's copyright representative is recorded as Broadcast Music, Inc.[26].
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1882-03-21[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-09-04[31]

  • Genre(s): appalachian folk[32]

  • Community tags: appalachian folk[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a20db0dc-70a3-447c-a984-69b0f70bac0b[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Mars Hill[2], Bascom Lamar Lunsford… he was born on March 21, 1882[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University[13], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1838[37], headquartered in Durham[38] and Duke University School of Law[14], a law school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1868[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[5], banjoist[6], musicologist[7], fiddler[8], and jurist[9]. Bascom Lamar Lunsford's field of work was law[12].

Personal Life

Bascom Lamar Lunsford was affiliated with the Democratic Party[17].

Death and Burial

Bascom Lamar Lunsford died on September 4, 1973[4].

Why It Matters

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Bascom Lamar Lunsford born?

Bascom Lamar Lunsford was born in Mars Hill[2].

What did Bascom Lamar Lunsford do for work?

Bascom Lamar Lunsford worked as lawyer[5], banjoist[6], musicologist[7], fiddler[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Bascom Lamar Lunsford go to school?

Bascom Lamar Lunsford was educated at Duke University[13] and Duke University School of Law[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . bereaarchives.libraryhost.com. bereaarchives.libraryhost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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