Billy "The Kid" Emerson

American musician (1925-2023)
Person human Q863081
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Billy "The Kid" Emerson

Summary

Billy "The Kid" Emerson is a human[1]. He was born in Tarpon Springs[2]. He was born on December 21, 1925[3]. He passed away in Clearwater[4]. He died on April 25, 2023[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6], preacher[7], pianist[8], composer[9], and singer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's place of birth was Tarpon Springs[2].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson died in Clearwater[4].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson was born on December 21, 1925[3].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson was born on January 1, 1925[12].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson died on April 25, 2023[5].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson worked as a preacher[7].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's professions included pianist[8].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson worked as a composer[9].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson worked as a singer[10].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's professions included musician[14].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's field of work was music[15].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's field of work was religion[16].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson is recorded as male[17].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's genre is rhythm and blues[19].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's record label is recorded as Sun Records[20].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's Commons category is recorded as Billy Emerson[21].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's family name is recorded as Emerson[22].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's given name is recorded as Robert[24].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's pseudonym is recorded as Billy "The Kid" Emerson[25].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[26].
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson'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: 1925-12-21[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-04-25[31]

  • Genre(s): r&b, rock and roll[32]

  • Community tags: r&b, rock and roll[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 81a480f8-2e71-4242-b0f5-55535b53db9f[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tarpon Springs[2], Billy "The Kid" Emerson… Recorded date of birth include December 21, 1925[3] and January 1, 1925[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6], preacher[7], pianist[8], composer[9], singer[10], and musician[14]. Fields of work include music[15], a type of arts[35] and religion[16], a type of world view[36].

Death and Burial

Billy "The Kid" Emerson died on April 25, 2023[5]. He died in Clearwater[4].

Why It Matters

Billy "The Kid" Emerson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Billy "The Kid" Emerson born?

Born in Tarpon Springs[2], Billy "The Kid" Emerson…

Where did Billy "The Kid" Emerson die?

Billy "The Kid" Emerson died in Clearwater[4].

What did Billy "The Kid" Emerson do for work?

Billy "The Kid" Emerson worked as songwriter[6], preacher[7], pianist[8], composer[9], and singer[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Discogs. soulbag.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Discogs. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Discogs. soulbag.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Discogs. igormiranda.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Clearwater
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    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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