Don Butterfield

American tuba player (1923–2006)
Person human Q1238989
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Don Butterfield

Summary

Don Butterfield is a human[1]. His place of birth was Centralia[2]. He was born on April 1, 1923[3]. He died in Clifton[4]. He died on November 27, 2006[5]. He worked as a publisher[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and tubist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Don Butterfield was born in Centralia[2].
  • Don Butterfield died in Clifton[4].
  • Don Butterfield died in Cedar Grove[11].
  • Don Butterfield was born on April 1, 1923[3].
  • Don Butterfield died on November 27, 2006[5].
  • Don Butterfield held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Don Butterfield's professions included publisher[6].
  • Don Butterfield's professions included composer[7].
  • Don Butterfield worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Don Butterfield worked as a tubist[9].
  • Don Butterfield was educated at Juilliard School[13].
  • Don Butterfield is recorded as male[14].
  • Don Butterfield's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Don Butterfield's genre is jazz[16].
  • Don Butterfield's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[17].
  • The cause of death was stroke[18].
  • Don Butterfield was part of the conflict World War II[19].
  • Don Butterfield's family name is recorded as Butterfield[20].
  • Don Butterfield's given name is recorded as Don[21].
  • Don Butterfield's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Don Butterfield's instrument is recorded as tuba[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1923-01-04[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2006-11-27[27]

  • Genre(s): jazz[28]

  • Community tags: jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5d143ff7-a7ca-4240-98a2-56735c240d95[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Don Butterfield's place of birth was Centralia[2]. He was born on April 1, 1923[3].

Education

Don Butterfield's education included a stint at Juilliard School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include publisher[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and tubist[9].

Death and Burial

Don Butterfield died on November 27, 2006[5]. Recorded place of death include Clifton[4], a city in New Jersey[31], in United States[32] and Cedar Grove[11], a township of New Jersey[33], in United States[34], founded in 1892[35]. The cause of death was stroke[18].

Why It Matters

Don Butterfield ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Don Butterfield born?

Born in Centralia[2], Don Butterfield…

Where did Don Butterfield die?

Don Butterfield passed away in Clifton[4].

What did Don Butterfield do for work?

Don Butterfield worked as publisher[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and tubist[9].

Where did Don Butterfield go to school?

Don Butterfield was educated at Juilliard School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Manner of death natural causes
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    Occupation publisher, composer, jazz musician +1
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