Billie Pierce

American jazz pianist and singer (1907–1974)
Person human Q862845
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Billie Pierce

Summary

Billie Pierce is a human[1]. She was born in Marianna[2]. She was born on June 8, 1907[3]. She died in New Orleans[4]. She died on September 29, 1974[5]. She worked as a pianist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Billie Pierce's place of birth was Marianna[2].
  • Billie Pierce passed away in New Orleans[4].
  • Billie Pierce was born on June 8, 1907[3].
  • Billie Pierce died on September 29, 1974[5].
  • Burial took place at Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2[10].
  • Billie Pierce held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Billie Pierce is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Billie Pierce worked as a pianist[6].
  • Billie Pierce's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Billie Pierce's professions included singer[8].
  • Billie Pierce is recorded as female[13].
  • Billie Pierce's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Billie Pierce's genre is jazz[15].
  • Billie Pierce's Commons category is recorded as Billie Pierce[16].
  • Billie Pierce's family name is recorded as Pierce[17].
  • Billie Pierce's given name is recorded as Billie[18].
  • Billie Pierce's instrument is recorded as piano[19].
  • Billie Pierce's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Billie Pierce's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[21].
  • Billie Pierce's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[22].
  • Billie Pierce's sibling is recorded as Sadie Goodson[23].
  • Billie Pierce's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1907-06-08[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1974-09-29[28]

  • Genre(s): jazz[29]

  • Community tags: jazz[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e30780b1-4ddf-4fdb-9ac7-7c8e26eba6f3[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Billie Pierce was born in Marianna[2]. She was born on June 8, 1907[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8].

Death and Burial

Billie Pierce died on September 29, 1974[5]. She passed away in New Orleans[4]. She is buried at Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2[10].

Why It Matters

Billie Pierce ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Billie Pierce born?

Billie Pierce's place of birth was Marianna[2].

Where did Billie Pierce die?

Billie Pierce passed away in New Orleans[4].

What did Billie Pierce do for work?

Billie Pierce worked as pianist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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