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Colin James

Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
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Colin James

Summary

Colin James is a human[1]. Born in Regina[2], he… he was born on August 17, 1964[3]. He worked as a singer[4], jazz musician[5], jazz guitarist[6], and record producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #7,091 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Regina[2], Colin James…
  • Colin James was born on August 17, 1964[3].
  • Colin James held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Colin James worked as a singer[4].
  • Colin James's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Colin James's professions included jazz guitarist[6].
  • Colin James's professions included record producer[7].
  • Colin James received the Maple Blues Awards[10].
  • Colin James is recorded as male[11].
  • Colin James's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Colin James's genre is blues[13].
  • Colin James's family name is recorded as James[14].
  • Colin James's given name is recorded as Colin[15].
  • Colin James's official website is recorded as http://www.colinjames.com[16].
  • Colin James's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Colin James's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Colin James's start of work period is recorded as 1986[19].

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[20]

  • Country: CA[21]

  • Began / founded: 1964-08-17[22]

  • Genre(s): blues, blues rock, jump blues, rock, rock and roll, swing revival[23]

  • Community tags: blues, blues rock, canada, jump blues, rhythm and blues, rock, rock and roll, swing revival[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d943c745-baf9-4aa4-b1ee-df76db44bec8[25]

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Origins and Family

Born in Regina[2], Colin James… he was born on August 17, 1964[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], jazz musician[5], jazz guitarist[6], and record producer[7].

Recognition

Colin James received the Maple Blues Awards[10].

Why It Matters

Colin James ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #7,091 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Colin James born?

Colin James's place of birth was Regina[2].

What did Colin James do for work?

Colin James worked as singer[4], jazz musician[5], jazz guitarist[6], and record producer[7].

What awards did Colin James receive?

Honors received include Maple Blues Awards[10].

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Regina
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    Start of work period → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
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