Curtis Hairston

American soul/funk singer-songwriter (1961-1996)
Person human Q5195752
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Curtis Hairston

Summary

Curtis Hairston is a human[1]. His place of birth was Winston-Salem[2]. He was born on October 10, 1961[3]. He died in Winston-Salem[4]. He died on January 18, 1996[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and singer-songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Curtis Hairston was born in Winston-Salem[2].
  • Curtis Hairston passed away in Winston-Salem[4].
  • Curtis Hairston was born on October 10, 1961[3].
  • Curtis Hairston died on January 18, 1996[5].
  • Curtis Hairston held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Curtis Hairston worked as a singer[6].
  • Curtis Hairston worked as a singer-songwriter[7].
  • Curtis Hairston is recorded as male[10].
  • Curtis Hairston's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Curtis Hairston's genre is soul[12].
  • The cause of death was kidney failure[13].
  • Curtis Hairston's given name is recorded as Curtis[14].
  • Curtis Hairston's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[15].
  • Curtis Hairston's instrument is recorded as voice[16].
  • Curtis Hairston's start of work period is recorded as 1980[17].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1961-10-10[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1996-01-18[21]

  • Genre(s): soul[22]

  • Community tags: soul[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9940800-55a8-4a07-a02e-61bfbb34e69e[24]

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Origins and Family

Curtis Hairston's place of birth was Winston-Salem[2]. He was born on October 10, 1961[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and singer-songwriter[7].

Death and Burial

Curtis Hairston died on January 18, 1996[5]. He passed away in Winston-Salem[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure[13].

Why It Matters

Curtis Hairston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Curtis Hairston born?

Born in Winston-Salem[2], Curtis Hairston…

Where did Curtis Hairston die?

Curtis Hairston passed away in Winston-Salem[4].

What did Curtis Hairston do for work?

Curtis Hairston worked as singer[6] and singer-songwriter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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