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David Olney

American folk singer
Person Human Q3018555

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 23, 1948
Date of death
January 18, 2020
Place of birth
Providence
Place of death
Santa Rosa Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, composer, musician
Educated at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Phillips Exeter Academy[11][12]
Genre
country music[14]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[15]
Described by source
David Olney, 71, Singer-Songwriter, Dies Onstage[21]
End of work period
2020[23]
Family name
Olney[16]
Given name
David[17]
Instrument
guitar, voice[19][20]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Number of viewers/listeners
+992051[24]
Social media followers
+2252, +2274[25][26]
Start of work period
1971[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Charles Olney en David Olney de David Charles Olney fi David Charles Olney fr David olney he דייוויד אולני ja ディヴィッド・オルニー ja デイヴィッド・オルニー ru Дэвид Олни ru Олни, Дэвид zh 大卫·奥尔尼 zh 大衛·奧爾尼 zh 大衛‧奧爾尼
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000055492947
VIAF cluster ID
78027130
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95056540
GND ID
134583744
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000220698
Apple Music artist ID
2555913
Deezer artist ID
395598
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134583744
Discogs artist ID
860064
Europeana entity
agent/base/159222
FAST ID
357102
Facebook numeric ID
100976180074
Show all 39 identifiers +27
Facebook username
100976180074
Freebase ID
/m/01nqcgf
GTAA ID
262709
Genius artist ID
David-olney
Genius artist numeric ID
360614
Google+ ID
+DavidOlney615
Last.fm ID
David+Olney
Munzinger Pop ID
02000001436
MusicBrainz artist ID
3f7d5d4d-0cdc-41dd-82b0-6b03ace04a6a
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000020378
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100249139
Pitchfork artist ID
26389-david-olney
Prabook ID
2535232
Rate Your Music artist ID
david_olney
Rock's Backpages artist ID
david-olney
SNAC ARK ID
w6m94t4r
SecondHandSongs artist ID
16715
Setlist.fm artist ID
43d7ebbb
Songkick artist ID
384883
Tidal artist ID
3606263
Universal Music France artist ID
30422330535
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkD8xTkBTmJQpdV6mTGpP
X (Twitter) username
DavidOlney
Yale LUX ID
person/05956b62-2136-4583-9b49-3193cd025d92
Yandex Music artist ID
136062
YouTube channel ID
UCdB5Sdl88eixK-PFXWnV7IQ
YouTube handle
davidolney615

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter
Educated at 2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Phillips Exeter Academy
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
country music
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Providence
Place of death 1
Santa Rosa Beach
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

David Olney was born on March 23, 1948[1], in Providence[2]. He died on January 18, 2020[3], in Santa Rosa Beach[4]. He worked as a singer[5], songwriter[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was David Olney born?

David Olney's place of birth was Providence[2].

Where did David Olney die?

David Olney died in Santa Rosa Beach[4].

What did David Olney do for work?

David Olney worked as a singer[5], songwriter[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

Where did David Olney go to school?

David Olney was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[11] and Phillips Exeter Academy[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 395598
    "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"
  3. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3606263
    "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"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter +1
    Facebook numeric ID → 100976180074
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
  5. 27w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Phillips Exeter Academy
    Place of death → Santa Rosa Beach
    Facebook page ID → —
    Start of work period → 1971
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Facebook page ID: David-Olney/100976180074, batch #257116"
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