Buster Brown

American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit, "Fannie Mae" (1911–1976)
Person human Q1017761
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Buster Brown

Summary

Buster Brown is a human[1]. He was born in Cordele[2]. He was born on August 15, 1911[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 31, 1976[5]. He worked as a singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Buster Brown's place of birth was Cordele[2].
  • Buster Brown died in New York City[4].
  • Buster Brown was born on August 15, 1911[3].
  • Buster Brown died on January 31, 1976[5].
  • Buster Brown held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Buster Brown's professions included singer[6].
  • Buster Brown is recorded as male[9].
  • Buster Brown's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Buster Brown's record label is recorded as Fire Records[11].
  • Buster Brown's record label is recorded as Checker[12].
  • Buster Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[13].
  • Buster Brown's given name is recorded as Buster[14].
  • Buster Brown's instrument is recorded as harmonica[15].
  • Buster Brown's instrument is recorded as voice[16].
  • Buster Brown's start of work period is recorded as 1943[17].
  • Buster Brown dates from the 20th century[18].

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[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1911-08-15[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-01-31[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5d455b22-6e23-4c0f-9d2a-53bed6fd3b4f[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cordele[2], Buster Brown… he was born on August 15, 1911[3].

Career and Affiliations

Buster Brown's professions included singer[6].

Death and Burial

Buster Brown died on January 31, 1976[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Buster Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Buster Brown born?

Born in Cordele[2], Buster Brown…

Where did Buster Brown die?

Buster Brown passed away in New York City[4].

What did Buster Brown do for work?

Buster Brown worked as singer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . rockabilly.nl. rockabilly.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . allaboutbluesmusic.com. allaboutbluesmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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