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Bucky Pizzarelli

American jazz guitarist (1926–2020)
Person human Q1000366

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 9, 1926
Date of death
April 1, 2020
Place of birth
Paterson
Place of death
Saddle River
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
jazz guitarist, jazz musician, musician, guitarist
Award received
New Jersey Hall of Fame[12]
Child
John Pizzarelli, Martin Pizzarelli[9][10]
Genre
jazz, swing[14][15]
Official website
www.challengerecords.com[27]
Cause of death
COVID-19[21]
Described by source
U.S. deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss[32]
Discography
Bucky Pizzarelli discography[20]
Family name
Pizzarelli[23]
Given name
John, Paul[24][25]
Instrument
guitar, seven-string guitar, banjo[29][30][31]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Name in native language
Bucky Pizzarelli[33]
P14750
D7F9-8087-A582-5172-C624[35]
Record label
Chesky Records, Savoy Records, Challenge Records, Arbors Records[16][17][18][19]
Residence
Saddle River[22]
Significant event
2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Bergen County, New Jersey[26]
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Start of work period
1950[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000368465077, 0000000078230691
VIAF cluster ID
74038626
Library of Congress authority ID
n81149162
GND ID
121085007
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bucky Pizzarelli (14925973538) (cropped).jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
10327
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000533678
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13898535s
Carnegie Hall agent ID
2185
Deezer artist ID
442195
Described at URL
www.nytimes.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121085007
Show all 40 identifiers +28
Discogs artist ID
279273
Europeana entity
agent/base/97864
FAST ID
84341
Freebase ID
/m/02r2wv6
GTAA ID
259358
Grove Music Online ID
J356400
IMDb ID
nm0686199
IdRef ID
169893200
Internet Broadway Database person ID
93306
Kinobox person ID
897132
MusicBrainz artist ID
12f29a13-aefd-4d49-8f2a-68bc12e52eda
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000039323
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002158199
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007423821405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810576224405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1072450
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100310346
Obálky knih ID
ola2002158199
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100329573
Rate Your Music artist ID
bucky-pizzarelli
SBN author ID
UBOV526159
SNAC ARK ID
w6195jjx
Songkick artist ID
374734
UOM ID
40890
WhoSampled artist ID
Bucky-Pizzarelli
WikiTree person ID
Pizzarelli-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWXKgTtQqXmkCHR3yfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/13e3fccb-a2c6-4705-8a7e-4d032cc5e9a6

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 6
April Kisses, Hot Club of 52nd Street, Nirvana, Nirvana (Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli album), One Morning in May, Passionate Guitars
Instrument 3
guitar, banjo, seven-string guitar
Genre 2
jazz, swing
Given name 2
John, Paul
Mb:parent 2
John Pizzarelli, Martin Pizzarelli
Record label 2
Savoy Records, Challenge Records
Award received 1
New Jersey Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
COVID-19
Child 1
John Pizzarelli
Children (paternal) 1
John Pizzarelli
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
The Tonight Show Band
Place of birth 1
Paterson
Place of death 1
Saddle River
Residence 1
Saddle River
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Bucky Pizzarelli was born on January 9, 1926[1], in Paterson[2]. He died on April 1, 2020[3], in Saddle River[4]. He worked as a jazz guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], musician[7], and guitarist[8].

FAQs

Where was Bucky Pizzarelli born?

Bucky Pizzarelli was born in Paterson[2].

Where did Bucky Pizzarelli die?

Bucky Pizzarelli passed away in Saddle River[4].

What did Bucky Pizzarelli do for work?

Bucky Pizzarelli worked as a jazz guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], musician[7], and guitarist[8].

What awards did Bucky Pizzarelli receive?

Honors received include New Jersey Hall of Fame[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . allaboutjazz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . mtv.com. mtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . njhalloffame.org. njhalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . eu.usatoday.com. eu.usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . U.S. deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . syncopatedtimes.com. syncopatedtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . U.S. deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . npr.org. npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 442195
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.challengerecords.com/artists/1184673243/
    Aliases → —
    Place of birth → Paterson
    Cause of death → COVID-19
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