Chuck Willis

American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter (1926-1958)
Person human Q726440
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Chuck Willis

Summary

Chuck Willis is a human[1]. Born in Atlanta[2], he… he was born on January 31, 1928[3]. He died in Chicago[4]. He died on April 10, 1958[5]. He worked as a musician[6], singer[7], singer-songwriter[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Chuck Willis's place of birth was Atlanta[2].
  • Chuck Willis passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Chuck Willis was born on January 31, 1928[3].
  • Chuck Willis died on April 10, 1958[5].
  • Burial took place at South-View Cemetery[11].
  • Chuck Willis held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Chuck Willis's professions included musician[6].
  • Chuck Willis worked as a singer[7].
  • Chuck Willis worked as a singer-songwriter[8].
  • Chuck Willis worked as a composer[9].
  • Chuck Willis is recorded as male[13].
  • Chuck Willis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Chuck Willis's genre is blues[15].
  • Chuck Willis's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[16].
  • Chuck Willis's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[17].
  • Chuck Willis's record label is recorded as OKeh Records[18].
  • The cause of death was peritonitis[19].
  • Chuck Willis's family name is recorded as Willis[20].
  • Chuck Willis's given name is recorded as Harold[21].
  • Chuck Willis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Chuck Willis's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Chuck Willis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Chuck Willis's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harold Willis'}[25].
  • Chuck Willis's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chuck Willis'}[26].
  • Chuck Willis's start of work period is recorded as 1950[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1928-01-31[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1958-04-10[31]

  • Genre(s): r&b, rock and roll[32]

  • Community tags: r&b, rock and roll[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 91becfb7-003a-40c5-affa-24876b90a3e3[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Chuck Willis's place of birth was Atlanta[2]. He was born on January 31, 1928[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], singer[7], singer-songwriter[8], and composer[9].

Death and Burial

Chuck Willis died on April 10, 1958[5]. He died in Chicago[4]. The cause of death was peritonitis[19]. He is buried at South-View Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Chuck Willis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Chuck Willis born?

Chuck Willis's place of birth was Atlanta[2].

Where did Chuck Willis die?

Chuck Willis passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Chuck Willis do for work?

Chuck Willis worked as musician[6], singer[7], singer-songwriter[8], and composer[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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