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Busta Jones

American musician (1951-1995)
Person human Q3647623

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
September 26, 1951
Date of death
December 6, 1995
Place of birth
Memphis
Place of death
Memphis
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
songwriter, singer-songwriter
Genre
new wave[9]
Family name
Jones[10]
Given name
Michael[11]
Instrument
guitar[12]
Start of work period
1973[13]
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
7007864
Library of Congress authority ID
no98051885
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Busta Jones 1983.png ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000537119
Discogs artist ID
299102
Freebase ID
/m/01wnfkj
IMDb ID
nm5521349
MusicBrainz artist ID
aeef5144-86d2-41d8-8aeb-dfeeb1e4be2c
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000020345
Rate Your Music artist ID
busta-jones
SecondHandSongs artist ID
10326
🔗 Connections
Mb:member of band 1
Gang of Four
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Summary

Busta Jones was born on September 26, 1951[1], in Memphis[2]. He died on December 6, 1995[3], in Memphis[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5] and singer-songwriter[6].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[14]

  • Country: US[15]

  • Began / founded: 1951-09-26[16]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-12-06[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aeef5144-86d2-41d8-8aeb-dfeeb1e4be2c[18]

FAQs

Where was Busta Jones born?

Busta Jones was born in Memphis[2].

Where did Busta Jones die?

Busta Jones passed away in Memphis[4].

What did Busta Jones do for work?

Busta Jones worked as a songwriter[5] and singer-songwriter[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 19w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SecondHandSongs artist ID → 10326
    Family name → Jones
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0000537119
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