Charles Bradley

American funk/soul/R&B singer (1948–2017)
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Charles Bradley was born on November 5, 1948, in Gainesville [1][2][3][4][5]. He was a citizen of the United States [6] and worked as a singer . His musical output spanned the genres of soul, funk, and blues [7][8][9].

Bradley died on September 23, 2017, in Brooklyn [1][10][2]. The cause of his death was stomach cancer .

Charles Bradley

Summary

Charles Bradley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gainesville[2]. He was born on November 5, 1948[3]. He passed away in Brooklyn[4]. He died on September 23, 2017[5]. He worked as a singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,304 views/month, #6,783 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gainesville[2], Charles Bradley…
  • Charles Bradley died in Brooklyn[4].
  • Charles Bradley was born on November 5, 1948[3].
  • Charles Bradley died on September 23, 2017[5].
  • Charles Bradley held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Charles Bradley's professions included singer[6].
  • Charles Bradley was influenced by James Brown[9].
  • Charles Bradley is recorded as male[10].
  • Charles Bradley's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Charles Bradley's genre is soul[12].
  • Charles Bradley's genre is funk[13].
  • Charles Bradley's genre is blues[14].
  • Charles Bradley's Commons category is recorded as Charles Bradley[15].
  • The cause of death was stomach cancer[16].
  • Charles Bradley's family name is recorded as Bradley[17].
  • Charles Bradley's given name is recorded as Charles[18].
  • Charles Bradley's official website is recorded as http://thecharlesbradley.com[19].
  • Charles Bradley's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Charles Bradley's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Charles Bradley's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charles Bradley'}[22].
  • Charles Bradley's different from is recorded as Charles Bradley[23].
  • Charles Bradley's start of work period is recorded as 1965[24].
  • Charles Bradley dates from the 20th century[25].
  • Charles Bradley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20137'}[26].
  • Charles Bradley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19460'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gainesville[2], Charles Bradley… he was born on November 5, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Charles Bradley worked as a singer[6].

Death and Burial

Charles Bradley died on September 23, 2017[5]. He passed away in Brooklyn[4]. The cause of death was stomach cancer[16].

Why It Matters

Charles Bradley ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,304 views/month, #6,783 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Charles Bradley born?

Charles Bradley was born in Gainesville[2].

Where did Charles Bradley die?

Charles Bradley passed away in Brooklyn[4].

What did Charles Bradley do for work?

Charles Bradley worked as singer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . albumoftheyear.org. albumoftheyear.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . laweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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