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David Houston

American country music singer (1935–1993)
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David Houston
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 9, 1935, December 9, 1938[10]
Date of death
November 30, 1993
Place of birth
Shreveport
Place of death
Bossier City
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
musician, singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, recording artist, country musician[13]
Award received
Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording, Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance[14][15]
Genre
country music[17]
Cause of death
intracranial aneurysm[20]
Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording, Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Record of the Year[28][29][30]
Discography
David Houston discography[19]
Family name
Houston[24]
Given name
David[25]
Instrument
voice[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[26]
Place of burial
Rose-Neath Cemetery[11]
Record label
Epic Records[18]
Residence
Bossier City, Louisiana, Minden[21][22][23]
Start of work period
1963[31]
Time period
20th century[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles David Houston en David Houston ar ديفيد هوستون fa دیوید هیوستون ru Дэвид Хьюстон zh 戴维·休斯顿
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000080555954
VIAF cluster ID
78799521
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83005345
GND ID
134411404
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000220946
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139299037
Billboard artist ID
david-houston
Deezer artist ID
134464
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134411404
Discogs artist ID
315921
Europeana entity
agent/base/78225
Fandango person ID
302395
Show all 30 identifiers +18
Film.ru person ID
david-houston
Find a Grave memorial ID
6522150
Freebase ID
/m/01tny5b
Grammy Awards artist ID
david-houston, david-houston/3077
HAND ID
4228-9AAB-3F0E-B5C6-7192
IMDb ID
nm0396813
Kinobox person ID
869342
MusicBrainz artist ID
d0bae109-2e47-432b-a8a9-95a12e74800e
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000073469
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2005266623
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810657694205606
Open Library ID
OL1346658A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095947144
Prabook ID
2495770
Songkick artist ID
349523
TMDB person ID
1856420
Tidal artist ID
34862
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcRbPMHDjgDKPKFWdyfMP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
singer, musician, songwriter, singer-songwriter, recording artist
Residence 3
Louisiana, Bossier City, Minden
Mb:performer of 2
A Perfect Match, My Elusive Dreams
Nominated for 2
Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Award received 1
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Cause of death 1
intracranial aneurysm
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Houston
Genre 1
country music
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Shreveport
Record label 1
Epic Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
20th century
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Summary

David Houston was born on December 9, 1935[1], in Shreveport[2]. He died on November 30, 1993[3], in Bossier City[4]. He worked as a musician[5], singer[6], songwriter[7], singer-songwriter[8], and recording artist[9].

FAQs

Where was David Houston born?

David Houston's place of birth was Shreveport[2].

Where did David Houston die?

David Houston died in Bossier City[4].

What did David Houston do for work?

David Houston worked as a musician[5], singer[6], songwriter[7], singer-songwriter[8], and recording artist[9].

What awards did David Houston receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording[14] and Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance[15].

Related Entities

Epic Records Louisiana United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . revolvy.com. revolvy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . newsreview.com. newsreview.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . lpdiscography.com. lpdiscography.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 134464
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63224: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 34862
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Bossier City
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56916: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  4. 11w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Place of birth → Shreveport
    HAND ID → 4228-9AAB-3F0E-B5C6-7192
    Record label → Epic Records
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: Added mzn:دیوید هیوستون (خونش‌کر)"
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