Buster Bailey

American musician (1902-1967)
Person human Q362522
Buster Bailey
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Buster Bailey

Summary

Buster Bailey is a human[1]. Born in Memphis[2], he… he was born on July 19, 1902[3]. He passed away in Brooklyn[4]. He died on April 12, 1967[5]. He worked as a clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Buster Bailey was born in Memphis[2].
  • Buster Bailey died in Brooklyn[4].
  • Buster Bailey was born on July 19, 1902[3].
  • Buster Bailey died on April 12, 1967[5].
  • Buster Bailey held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Buster Bailey worked as a clarinetist[6].
  • Buster Bailey worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Buster Bailey's professions included saxophonist[8].
  • Buster Bailey's professions included musician[9].
  • Buster Bailey's field of work was music[12].
  • Buster Bailey's field of work was clarinet performance[13].
  • Buster Bailey is recorded as male[14].
  • Buster Bailey's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Buster Bailey's genre is jazz[16].
  • Buster Bailey's Commons category is recorded as Buster Bailey[17].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].
  • Buster Bailey's family name is recorded as Bailey[19].
  • Buster Bailey's given name is recorded as Buster[20].
  • Buster Bailey's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Buster Bailey's instrument is recorded as clarinet[22].
  • Buster Bailey's instrument is recorded as saxophone[23].
  • Buster Bailey's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Buster Bailey's start of work period is recorded as 1917[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1902-07-19[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1967-04-12[29]

  • Genre(s): dixieland, jazz, swing[30]

  • Community tags: dixieland, jazz, session, swing[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 20a72e06-2568-4637-a283-1f99f81e82bb[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Buster Bailey's place of birth was Memphis[2]. He was born on July 19, 1902[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[33] and clarinet performance[13].

Death and Burial

Buster Bailey died on April 12, 1967[5]. He passed away in Brooklyn[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].

Why It Matters

Buster Bailey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Buster Bailey born?

Born in Memphis[2], Buster Bailey…

Where did Buster Bailey die?

Buster Bailey died in Brooklyn[4].

What did Buster Bailey do for work?

Buster Bailey worked as clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

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. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Buster
    Field of work music, clarinet performance
    Family name Bailey
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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