Bill Harris

American jazz trombonist (1916–1973)
Person human Q368023
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Bill Harris

Summary

Bill Harris is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], he… he was born on October 28, 1916[3]. He passed away in Florida[4]. He died on August 21, 1973[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and trombonist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Bill Harris's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Bill Harris died in Florida[4].
  • Bill Harris was born on October 28, 1916[3].
  • Bill Harris died on August 21, 1973[5].
  • Bill Harris died on September 19, 1973[9].
  • Bill Harris held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Bill Harris worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Bill Harris worked as a trombonist[7].
  • Bill Harris's field of work was jazz[11].
  • Bill Harris's field of work was trombone performance[12].
  • Bill Harris is recorded as male[13].
  • Bill Harris's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bill Harris's genre is jazz[15].
  • Bill Harris's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[16].
  • Bill Harris's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[17].
  • Bill Harris's Commons category is recorded as Bill Harris[18].
  • Bill Harris's family name is recorded as Harris[19].
  • Bill Harris's given name is recorded as Bill[20].
  • Bill Harris's instrument is recorded as trombone[21].
  • Bill Harris's start of work period is recorded as 1938[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1916-10-28[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-08-21[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d6c74c2d-1631-40be-8914-2ca99c8e511a[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Harris's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on October 28, 1916[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and trombonist[7]. Fields of work include jazz[11], a music genre[28], founded in 1917[29] and trombone performance[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 21, 1973[5] and September 19, 1973[9]. Bill Harris died in Florida[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Harris ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Bill Harris born?

Bill Harris was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did Bill Harris die?

Bill Harris passed away in Florida[4].

What did Bill Harris do for work?

Bill Harris worked as jazz musician[6] and trombonist[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation jazz musician, trombonist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 7w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre
    Country of citizenship United States
    Genre jazz
    Instance of
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2031]]: 1938"
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