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Donnie Fritts

American musician (1942–2019)
Person Human Q1241972

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
November 8, 1942, November 11, 1942[8]
Date of death
August 27, 2019
Place of birth
Florence
Place of death
Birmingham
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
songwriter, singer, country musician
Official website
www.funkydonniefritts.com[15]
Cause of death
surgical complications[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Birth name
Donald Ray Fritts[19]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[21]
Described by source
The New York Times[17]
Family name
Fritts[12]
Given name
Donald, Ray[13][14]
Instrument
keyboard instrument[16]
Name in native language
Donnie Fritts[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Donnie Fritts ja ドニー・フリッツ ru Донни Фриттс zh 唐妮·弗里茨
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000056709941
VIAF cluster ID
79951240
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91050801
GND ID
135077729
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000988457
American Film Institute person ID
230998
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13795832p
Carnegie Hall agent ID
101820
Deezer artist ID
1174928
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135077729
Discogs artist ID
728441
Encyclopedia of Alabama ID
h-2394
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Encyclopedia of Alabama ID (new schema)
donnie-fritts
Facebook username
donniefrittsmusic
Freebase ID
/m/01vkw1d
GTAA ID
257790
Geni profile ID
6000000167627121961
HAND ID
DA45-BC6D-6084-7469-D038
IMDb ID
nm0296013
IPI name number
00010925712
Kinobox person ID
859627
MusicBrainz artist ID
94a86956-50ce-4757-8658-36a30670334d
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000039645
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095836234
Prabook ID
2394662
Rate Your Music artist ID
donnie_fritts
Rock's Backpages artist ID
donnie-fritts
SecondHandSongs artist ID
1975
Songkick artist ID
364141
TMDB person ID
1013613
Tidal artist ID
3611326
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvt6t97gqYGkhKxhh9FKd

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Summary

Donnie Fritts was born on November 8, 1942[1], in Florence[2]. He died on August 27, 2019[3], in Birmingham[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5], singer[6], and country musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Donnie Fritts born?

Donnie Fritts was born in Florence[2].

Where did Donnie Fritts die?

Donnie Fritts passed away in Birmingham[4].

What did Donnie Fritts do for work?

Donnie Fritts worked as a songwriter[5], singer[6], and country musician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1174928
    "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. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3611326
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63221: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part2.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 7w ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of Alabama ID (new schema) → donnie-fritts
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55023: Encyclopedia of Alabama update - add values for P14901 based on existing values of P6010"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → DA45-BC6D-6084-7469-D038
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GTAA ID → 257790
    Described by source → The New York Times
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 135077729
    Sex or gender → male
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Occupation: musician, batch #258354"
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