Charlie Shavers

jazz trumpeter (1920–1971)
Person human Q1067003
Charlie Shavers
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Charlie Shavers

Summary

Charlie Shavers is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on August 3, 1920[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on July 8, 1971[5]. He worked as a trumpeter[6], jazz musician[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Charlie Shavers's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Charlie Shavers passed away in New York City[4].
  • Charlie Shavers was born on August 3, 1920[3].
  • Charlie Shavers was born on August 3, 1917[10].
  • Charlie Shavers died on July 8, 1971[5].
  • Charlie Shavers held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Charlie Shavers is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Charlie Shavers worked as a trumpeter[6].
  • Charlie Shavers's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Charlie Shavers worked as a composer[8].
  • Charlie Shavers is recorded as male[13].
  • Charlie Shavers's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Charlie Shavers's genre is jazz[15].
  • Charlie Shavers's record label is recorded as MGM Records[16].
  • Charlie Shavers's Commons category is recorded as Charlie Shavers[17].
  • The cause of death was cancer[18].
  • Charlie Shavers's family name is recorded as Shavers[19].
  • Charlie Shavers's given name is recorded as Charlie[20].
  • Charlie Shavers's official website is recorded as http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/charlieshavers[21].
  • Charlie Shavers's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Charlie Shavers's instrument is recorded as trumpet[23].
  • Charlie Shavers's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • Charlie Shavers's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: 1920-08-03[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1971-07-08[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz, swing[30]

  • Community tags: jazz, swing[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7c6607e2-dd61-4056-a56f-e46ebfa8b4c7[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Charlie Shavers's place of birth was New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 3, 1920[3] and August 3, 1917[10]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include trumpeter[6], jazz musician[7], and composer[8].

Death and Burial

Charlie Shavers died on July 8, 1971[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Charlie Shavers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

He has been cited as an influence by Dizzy Gillespie[35], a pianist[36], 1917–1993[37], of United States[38], awarded the National Medal of Arts[39].

FAQs

Where was Charlie Shavers born?

Born in New York City[2], Charlie Shavers…

Where did Charlie Shavers die?

Charlie Shavers passed away in New York City[4].

What did Charlie Shavers do for work?

Charlie Shavers worked as trumpeter[6], jazz musician[7], and composer[8].

Who did Charlie Shavers influence?

Charlie Shavers has been cited as an influence by Dizzy Gillespie[35].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Discogs. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CONOR.SI. 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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