Bill Perkins

American jazz musician (1924–2003)
Person human Q862366
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Bill Perkins

Summary

Bill Perkins is a human[1]. Born in San Francisco[2], he… he was born on July 22, 1924[3]. He passed away in Sherman Oaks[4]. He died on August 9, 2003[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and recording artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bill Perkins was born in San Francisco[2].
  • Bill Perkins died in Sherman Oaks[4].
  • Bill Perkins was born on July 22, 1924[3].
  • Bill Perkins died on August 9, 2003[5].
  • Bill Perkins held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Bill Perkins worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Bill Perkins worked as a saxophonist[7].
  • Bill Perkins worked as a recording artist[8].
  • Bill Perkins is recorded as male[11].
  • Bill Perkins's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Bill Perkins's genre is jazz[13].
  • Bill Perkins's genre is cool jazz[14].
  • Bill Perkins's record label is recorded as Blue Note[15].
  • Bill Perkins's record label is recorded as Candid Records[16].
  • Bill Perkins's record label is recorded as Contemporary Records[17].
  • Bill Perkins's record label is recorded as Pacific Jazz Records[18].
  • Bill Perkins's discography is recorded as Bill Perkins discography[19].
  • Bill Perkins's family name is recorded as Perkins[20].
  • Bill Perkins's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • Bill Perkins's given name is recorded as Reese[22].
  • Bill Perkins's instrument is recorded as saxophone[23].
  • Bill Perkins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Bill Perkins's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Reese Perkins'}[25].
  • Bill Perkins's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill Perkins'}[26].
  • Bill Perkins's different from is recorded as Bill Perkins[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1924-07-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2003-08-09[31]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, hard bop, jazz[32]

  • Community tags: cool jazz, hard bop, jazz, saxophonist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: df71a2e3-e706-41a2-9a60-b447ec9a36aa[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Perkins's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on July 22, 1924[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and recording artist[8].

Death and Burial

Bill Perkins died on August 9, 2003[5]. He passed away in Sherman Oaks[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Perkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Bill Perkins born?

Bill Perkins was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did Bill Perkins die?

Bill Perkins passed away in Sherman Oaks[4].

What did Bill Perkins do for work?

Bill Perkins worked as jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and recording artist[8].

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. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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