Bessie Jones

American folk musician and gospel singer
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Bessie Jones

Summary

Bessie Jones is a human[1]. She was born in Smithville[2]. She was born on February 8, 1902[3]. She passed away in Brunswick[4]. She died on July 17, 1984[5]. She worked as a singer[6] and traditional folk singer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Smithville[2], Bessie Jones…
  • Bessie Jones passed away in Brunswick[4].
  • Bessie Jones was born on February 8, 1902[3].
  • Bessie Jones died on July 17, 1984[5].
  • Bessie Jones died on September 4, 1984[9].
  • Bessie Jones held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Bessie Jones's professions included singer[6].
  • Bessie Jones worked as a traditional folk singer[7].
  • Bessie Jones is recorded as female[11].
  • Bessie Jones's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Bessie Jones's genre is gospel music[13].
  • Bessie Jones's genre is traditional folk music[14].
  • Bessie Jones's Commons category is recorded as Bessie Jones[15].
  • The cause of death was leukemia[16].
  • Bessie Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[17].
  • Bessie Jones's given name is recorded as Bessie[18].
  • Bessie Jones's given name is recorded as Mary[19].
  • Bessie Jones's given name is recorded as Elizabeth[20].
  • Bessie Jones's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Bessie Jones's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Bessie Jones's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[23].
  • Bessie Jones's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[24].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1902-02-08[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1984-07-17[28]

  • Genre(s): folk, gospel, spirituals[29]

  • Community tags: folk, gospel, spirituals[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dccb7df8-c7c9-4a8e-8afc-d038edf9e454[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Bessie Jones was born in Smithville[2]. She was born on February 8, 1902[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and traditional folk singer[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 17, 1984[5] and September 4, 1984[9]. Bessie Jones passed away in Brunswick[4]. The cause of death was leukemia[16].

Why It Matters

Bessie Jones ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Bessie Jones born?

Born in Smithville[2], Bessie Jones…

Where did Bessie Jones die?

Bessie Jones died in Brunswick[4].

What did Bessie Jones do for work?

Bessie Jones worked as singer[6] and traditional folk singer[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . culturalequity.org. Retrieved . culturalequity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . culturalequity.org. Retrieved . culturalequity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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