Bill Jennings

American jazz musician (1919-1978)
Person human Q29913762
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Bill Jennings

Summary

Bill Jennings is a human[1]. He was born in Indianapolis[2]. He was born on September 12, 1919[3]. He died on November 29, 1978[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5] and jazz guitarist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Jennings's place of birth was Indianapolis[2].
  • Bill Jennings was born on September 12, 1919[3].
  • Bill Jennings died on November 29, 1978[4].
  • Bill Jennings held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Bill Jennings's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Bill Jennings's professions included jazz guitarist[6].
  • Bill Jennings was a member of Willis Jackson Quintet[9].
  • Bill Jennings is recorded as male[10].
  • Bill Jennings's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Bill Jennings's family name is recorded as Jennings[12].
  • Bill Jennings's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • Bill Jennings's instrument is recorded as guitar[14].
  • Bill Jennings's name in native language is recorded as William Jennings[15].
  • Bill Jennings's start of work period is recorded as 1954[16].

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[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1919-09-12[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1978-11-29[20]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, jump blues, swing[21]

  • Community tags: hard bop, jazz, jump blues, swing[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5a0df45c-35b4-4410-b480-c6c652ff4b28[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Indianapolis[2], Bill Jennings… he was born on September 12, 1919[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[5] and jazz guitarist[6].

Death and Burial

Bill Jennings died on November 29, 1978[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Jennings ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Bill Jennings born?

Born in Indianapolis[2], Bill Jennings…

What did Bill Jennings do for work?

Bill Jennings worked as jazz musician[5] and jazz guitarist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id 134631765
    Allmusic artist id mn0000766343
    Name in native language William Jennings
    Place of birth Indianapolis
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