Bill Justis

American saxophonist and composer (1926–1982)
Person human Q4909652
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Bill Justis

Summary

Bill Justis is a human[1]. He was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on October 14, 1926[3]. He died in Nashville[4]. He died on July 15, 1982[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6], music arranger[7], and trumpeter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bill Justis was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Bill Justis died in Nashville[4].
  • Bill Justis was born on October 14, 1926[3].
  • Bill Justis died on July 15, 1982[5].
  • Bill Justis died on July 16, 1982[10].
  • Burial took place at Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery[11].
  • Bill Justis held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Bill Justis worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Bill Justis worked as a music arranger[7].
  • Bill Justis worked as a trumpeter[8].
  • Bill Justis was educated at Tulane University[13].
  • Bill Justis was educated at Christian Brothers High School[14].
  • Bill Justis was educated at Christian Brothers University[15].
  • Bill Justis is recorded as male[16].
  • Bill Justis's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bill Justis's record label is recorded as Monument Records[18].
  • Bill Justis's record label is recorded as Smash Records[19].
  • Bill Justis's record label is recorded as Philips Records[20].
  • The cause of death was cancer[21].
  • Bill Justis's family name is recorded as Justis[22].
  • Bill Justis's given name is recorded as William Everett[23].
  • Bill Justis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Bill Justis's instrument is recorded as trumpet[25].
  • Bill Justis's instrument is recorded as saxophone[26].
  • Bill Justis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1926-10-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1982-07-15[31]

  • Genre(s): rockabilly[32]

  • Community tags: rockabilly[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 97109b17-78fd-4425-808a-bde0a027f19d[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Justis's place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on October 14, 1926[3].

Education

Educated at Tulane University[13], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1834[37], headquartered in New Orleans[38]; Christian Brothers High School[14], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1871[41]; and Christian Brothers University[15], a university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1871[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6], music arranger[7], and trumpeter[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 15, 1982[5] and July 16, 1982[10]. Bill Justis died in Nashville[4]. The cause of death was cancer[21]. Burial took place at Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Bill Justis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Bill Justis born?

Bill Justis was born in Birmingham[2].

Where did Bill Justis die?

Bill Justis passed away in Nashville[4].

What did Bill Justis do for work?

Bill Justis worked as songwriter[6], music arranger[7], and trumpeter[8].

Where did Bill Justis go to school?

Bill Justis was educated at Tulane University[13], Christian Brothers High School[14], and Christian Brothers University[15].

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. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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