Big John Greer

1923-1972, American blues tenor saxophonist and vocalist
Person human Q185356
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Big John Greer

Summary

Big John Greer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hot Springs[2]. He was born on November 21, 1923[3]. He died in Hot Springs[4]. He died on May 12, 1972[5]. He worked as a musician[6], singer[7], and saxophonist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Big John Greer was born in Hot Springs[2].
  • Big John Greer passed away in Hot Springs[4].
  • Big John Greer was born on November 21, 1923[3].
  • Big John Greer died on May 12, 1972[5].
  • Big John Greer held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Big John Greer worked as a musician[6].
  • Big John Greer worked as a singer[7].
  • Big John Greer's professions included saxophonist[8].
  • Big John Greer is recorded as male[11].
  • Big John Greer's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Big John Greer's genre is jazz[13].
  • Big John Greer's record label is recorded as Groove[14].
  • Big John Greer's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • Big John Greer's instrument is recorded as saxophone[16].
  • Big John Greer's instrument is recorded as voice[17].

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[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1923-11-21[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-05-12[21]

  • Genre(s): jazz[22]

  • Community tags: jazz[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 683aed33-85a4-48a0-a48d-17c8fa48cffd[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Big John Greer was born in Hot Springs[2]. He was born on November 21, 1923[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], singer[7], and saxophonist[8].

Death and Burial

Big John Greer died on May 12, 1972[5]. He died in Hot Springs[4].

Why It Matters

Big John Greer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Big John Greer born?

Big John Greer's place of birth was Hot Springs[2].

Where did Big John Greer die?

Big John Greer passed away in Hot Springs[4].

What did Big John Greer do for work?

Big John Greer worked as musician[6], singer[7], and saxophonist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Hot Springs
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'mzn', 'nl']
    Sitelink count → 6
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 4w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Record label → —
    Occupation → —
    Genre → jazz
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:mzn:بیگ جان گریر]]"
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