Donald Fagen

American recording artist, musician (born 1948)
Person human Q506554
Donald Fagen
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Donald Fagen

Summary

Donald Fagen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Passaic[2]. He was born on January 10, 1948[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], pianist[6], record producer[7], and jazz musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,571 views/month, #3,523 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Donald Fagen was born in Passaic[2].
  • Donald Fagen was born on January 10, 1948[3].
  • Donald Fagen held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Donald Fagen's native language[11].
  • Donald Fagen is identified as part of the American Jews ethnic group[12].
  • Donald Fagen's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Donald Fagen worked as a singer[5].
  • Donald Fagen worked as a pianist[6].
  • Donald Fagen worked as a record producer[7].
  • Donald Fagen worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Donald Fagen worked as a recording artist[13].
  • Donald Fagen's education included a stint at Bard College[14].
  • Donald Fagen's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music[15].
  • Donald Fagen's education included a stint at South Brunswick High School[16].
  • Donald Fagen was a member of Steely Dan[17].
  • Donald Fagen's religion is recorded as atheism[18].
  • Donald Fagen is recorded as male[19].
  • Donald Fagen's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Donald Fagen's genre is jazz rock[21].
  • Donald Fagen's genre is yacht rock[22].
  • Donald Fagen's genre is soft rock[23].
  • Donald Fagen's genre is rock music[24].
  • Donald Fagen's genre is rhythm and blues[25].
  • Donald Fagen's record label is recorded as ABC Records[26].
  • Donald Fagen's record label is recorded as MGM Records[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1948-01-10[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz, jazz pop, pop rock, rock[31]

  • Community tags: classic pop and rock, jazz, jazz pop, pop rock, rock, the night fly[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70047e57-0153-4117-b0fc-a1d2e322e5ef[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Donald Fagen was born in Passaic[2]. He was born on January 10, 1948[3]. He is identified as part of the American Jews ethnic group[12]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at Bard College[14], a liberal arts college[34], in United States[35], founded in 1860[36]; Berklee College of Music[15], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1945[39], headquartered in Boston[40]; and South Brunswick High School[16], a high school[41], in United States[42], founded in 1960[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], pianist[6], record producer[7], jazz musician[8], and recording artist[13].

Personal Life

Donald Fagen's religion is recorded as atheism[18].

Why It Matters

Donald Fagen ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,571 views/month, #3,523 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Donald Fagen born?

Donald Fagen was born in Passaic[2].

What did Donald Fagen do for work?

Donald Fagen worked as singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], pianist[6], record producer[7], and jazz musician[8].

Where did Donald Fagen go to school?

Donald Fagen was educated at Bard College[14], Berklee College of Music[15], and South Brunswick High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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