Benny Morton

American musician (1907-1985)
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Benny Morton

Summary

Benny Morton is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on January 31, 1907[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on December 28, 1985[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Benny Morton was born in New York City[2].
  • Benny Morton died in New York City[4].
  • Benny Morton was born on January 31, 1907[3].
  • Benny Morton died on December 28, 1985[5].
  • Benny Morton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Benny Morton is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Benny Morton's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Benny Morton is recorded as male[10].
  • Benny Morton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Benny Morton's genre is jazz[12].
  • Benny Morton's record label is recorded as Blue Note[13].
  • Benny Morton's Commons category is recorded as Benny Morton[14].
  • Benny Morton's family name is recorded as Morton[15].
  • Benny Morton's given name is recorded as Benny[16].
  • Benny Morton's instrument is recorded as trombone[17].
  • Benny Morton's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1907-01-31[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-12-28[22]

  • Genre(s): jazz[23]

  • Community tags: jazz[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f9f619ba-09d5-4b83-8ecc-b69c0240b814[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Benny Morton's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on January 31, 1907[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Career and Affiliations

Benny Morton worked as a jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Benny Morton died on December 28, 1985[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Benny Morton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Benny Morton born?

Born in New York City[2], Benny Morton…

Where did Benny Morton die?

Benny Morton died in New York City[4].

What did Benny Morton do for work?

Benny Morton worked as jazz musician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Benny
    Ethnic group African Americans
    Family name Morton
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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