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Doc West

American jazz drummer (1915-1951)
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Doc West

Summary

Doc West is a human[1]. He was born in Wolford[2]. He was born on August 12, 1915[3]. He died in Cleveland[4]. He died on May 4, 1951[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Doc West was born in Wolford[2].
  • Doc West passed away in Cleveland[4].
  • Doc West was born on August 12, 1915[3].
  • Doc West died on May 4, 1951[5].
  • Doc West held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Doc West's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Doc West is recorded as male[9].
  • Doc West's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Doc West's genre is jazz[11].
  • Doc West's family name is recorded as West[12].
  • Doc West's given name is recorded as Harold[13].
  • Doc West's instrument is recorded as drum kit[14].
  • Doc West's different from is recorded as Doc West[15].

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[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1915-08-12[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1951-05-04[19]

  • Genre(s): jazz[20]

  • Community tags: jazz[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 033bae2c-0cf5-46f8-8e71-771b0b9992d6[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Doc West's place of birth was Wolford[2]. He was born on August 12, 1915[3].

Career and Affiliations

Doc West worked as a jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Doc West died on May 4, 1951[5]. He died in Cleveland[4].

Why It Matters

Doc West ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Doc West born?

Doc West's place of birth was Wolford[2].

Where did Doc West die?

Doc West passed away in Cleveland[4].

What did Doc West do for work?

Doc West worked as jazz musician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Idref id → 087930897
    Occupation → jazz musician
    Date of death → +1951-05-04T00:00:00Z
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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