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Big Jack Johnson

American electric blues musician (1940–2011)
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Big Jack Johnson

Summary

Big Jack Johnson is a human[1]. Born in Clarksdale[2], he… he was born on July 30, 1940[3]. He passed away in Memphis[4]. He died on March 14, 2011[5]. He worked as a singer[6], songwriter[7], and guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Clarksdale[2], Big Jack Johnson…
  • Big Jack Johnson died in Memphis[4].
  • Big Jack Johnson was born on July 30, 1940[3].
  • Big Jack Johnson died on March 14, 2011[5].
  • Big Jack Johnson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Big Jack Johnson's professions included singer[6].
  • Big Jack Johnson's professions included songwriter[7].
  • Big Jack Johnson's professions included guitarist[8].
  • Big Jack Johnson is recorded as male[11].
  • Big Jack Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Big Jack Johnson's genre is blues[13].
  • Big Jack Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[14].
  • Big Jack Johnson's instrument is recorded as guitar[15].
  • Big Jack Johnson's instrument is recorded as mandolin[16].
  • Big Jack Johnson's instrument is recorded as voice[17].
  • Big Jack Johnson's start of work period is recorded as 1960[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1940-07-30[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-03-14[22]

  • Genre(s): blues, electric blues[23]

  • Community tags: blues, electric blues[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 38ba117d-3df3-482a-8484-f7d65e2fe47f[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Clarksdale[2], Big Jack Johnson… he was born on July 30, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], songwriter[7], and guitarist[8].

Death and Burial

Big Jack Johnson died on March 14, 2011[5]. He passed away in Memphis[4].

Why It Matters

Big Jack Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Big Jack Johnson born?

Born in Clarksdale[2], Big Jack Johnson…

Where did Big Jack Johnson die?

Big Jack Johnson died in Memphis[4].

What did Big Jack Johnson do for work?

Big Jack Johnson worked as singer[6], songwriter[7], and guitarist[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com. communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Clarksdale
    Work period start → —
    Occupation → —
    Start of work period → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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