Charlie Fowlkes

American musician (1916–1980)
Person human Q1066895
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Charlie Fowlkes

Summary

Charlie Fowlkes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on February 16, 1916[3]. He died in Dallas[4]. He died on February 9, 1980[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Charlie Fowlkes's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Charlie Fowlkes died in Dallas[4].
  • Charlie Fowlkes was born on February 16, 1916[3].
  • Charlie Fowlkes died on February 9, 1980[5].
  • Charlie Fowlkes held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's professions included saxophonist[7].
  • Charlie Fowlkes is recorded as male[10].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's genre is jazz[12].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's genre is big band[13].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's family name is recorded as Fowlkes[14].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's given name is recorded as Charles[15].
  • Charlie Fowlkes's instrument is recorded as saxophone[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1916-02-16[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-02-09[20]

  • Genre(s): jazz[21]

  • Community tags: jazz[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a0987958-9687-4d9e-b11c-71d7a6506d30[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Charlie Fowlkes was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on February 16, 1916[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7].

Death and Burial

Charlie Fowlkes died on February 9, 1980[5]. He passed away in Dallas[4].

Why It Matters

Charlie Fowlkes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Charlie Fowlkes born?

Charlie Fowlkes was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Charlie Fowlkes die?

Charlie Fowlkes passed away in Dallas[4].

What did Charlie Fowlkes do for work?

Charlie Fowlkes worked as jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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