Colin Towns

English composer
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Colin Towns

Summary

Colin Towns is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on May 13, 1948[3]. He worked as a pianist[4], bandleader[5], composer[6], and film score composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Colin Towns's place of birth was Greater London[2].
  • Colin Towns was born on May 13, 1948[3].
  • Colin Towns was born on 1949[9].
  • Colin Towns held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Colin Towns's professions included pianist[4].
  • Colin Towns worked as a bandleader[5].
  • Colin Towns worked as a composer[6].
  • Colin Towns worked as a film score composer[7].
  • Colin Towns is recorded as male[11].
  • Colin Towns's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Colin Towns's genre is jazz[13].
  • Colin Towns's family name is recorded as Towns[14].
  • Colin Towns's given name is recorded as Colin[15].
  • Colin Towns's official website is recorded as https://colintowns.com/[16].
  • Colin Towns's instrument is recorded as piano[17].
  • Colin Towns's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Colin Towns's start of work period is recorded as 1976[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: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1948-05-13[22]

  • Genre(s): jazz[23]

  • Community tags: jazz[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e81ad8c3-523a-4eba-adfc-f87788abe51f[25]

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Origins and Family

Born in Greater London[2], Colin Towns… Recorded date of birth include May 13, 1948[3] and 1949[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[4], bandleader[5], composer[6], and film score composer[7].

Why It Matters

Colin Towns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Colin Towns born?

Colin Towns was born in Greater London[2].

What did Colin Towns do for work?

Colin Towns worked as pianist[4], bandleader[5], composer[6], and film score composer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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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