Bill Douglass

American jazz drummer (1923–1994)
Person human Q862068
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Bill Douglass

Summary

Bill Douglass is a human[1]. His place of birth was Texas[2]. He was born on February 28, 1923[3]. He died on December 19, 1994[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Bill Douglass was born in Texas[2].
  • Bill Douglass was born on February 28, 1923[3].
  • Bill Douglass died on December 19, 1994[4].
  • Bill Douglass held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Bill Douglass worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Bill Douglass's education included a stint at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)[8].
  • Bill Douglass is recorded as male[9].
  • Bill Douglass's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Bill Douglass's genre is jazz[11].
  • Bill Douglass was part of the conflict World War II[12].
  • Bill Douglass's family name is recorded as Douglass[13].
  • Bill Douglass's given name is recorded as Bill[14].
  • Bill Douglass's instrument is recorded as drum kit[15].
  • Bill Douglass's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/UCLA[16].
  • Bill Douglass's oral history at is recorded as UCLA Library Special Collections[17].
  • Bill Douglass's oral history at is recorded as UCLA Center for Oral History Research[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: 1923-02-28[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-12-19[22]

  • Genre(s): bebop, jazz, swing[23]

  • Community tags: bebop, jazz, swing[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 027dd2c5-f45e-4cec-9da1-5fa5ba2e5bc1[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Douglass's place of birth was Texas[2]. He was born on February 28, 1923[3].

Education

Bill Douglass was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)[8].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Douglass's professions included jazz musician[5].

Death and Burial

Bill Douglass died on December 19, 1994[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Douglass ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Bill Douglass born?

Bill Douglass was born in Texas[2].

What did Bill Douglass do for work?

Bill Douglass worked as jazz musician[5].

Where did Bill Douglass go to school?

Bill Douglass was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Provenance: 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Given name Bill
    Family name Douglass
    Country of citizenship United States
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