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Butch Hancock

American musician
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Butch Hancock

Summary

Butch Hancock is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lubbock[2]. He was born on July 12, 1945[3]. He worked as a musician[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lubbock[2], Butch Hancock…
  • Butch Hancock was born on July 12, 1945[3].
  • Butch Hancock held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Butch Hancock's professions included musician[4].
  • Butch Hancock worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Butch Hancock's education included a stint at Monterey High School[8].
  • Butch Hancock was a member of The Flatlanders[9].
  • Butch Hancock is recorded as male[10].
  • Butch Hancock's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Butch Hancock's genre is country music[12].
  • Butch Hancock's genre is pop music[13].
  • Butch Hancock's discography is recorded as Butch Hancock discography[14].
  • Butch Hancock's family name is recorded as Hancock[15].
  • Butch Hancock's given name is recorded as Butch[16].
  • Butch Hancock's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Butch Hancock's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Butch Hancock's instrument is recorded as harmonica[19].
  • Butch Hancock's start of work period is recorded as 1972[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1945-07-12[23]

  • Community tags: bill averbach[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1af93f55-e8be-4b20-9d71-3bbd435f5223[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lubbock[2], Butch Hancock… he was born on July 12, 1945[3].

Education

Butch Hancock was educated at Monterey High School[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4] and songwriter[5].

Why It Matters

Butch Hancock ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Butch Hancock born?

Born in Lubbock[2], Butch Hancock…

What did Butch Hancock do for work?

Butch Hancock worked as musician[4] and songwriter[5].

Where did Butch Hancock go to school?

Butch Hancock was educated at Monterey High School[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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