Dorothy Ashby

Summary

Dorothy Ashby is a human^[1]. Born in Detroit^[2], she… she was born on August 6, 1932^[3]. She passed away in Santa Monica^[4]. She died on April 13, 1986^[5]. She worked as a composer^[6], songwriter^[7], jazz musician^[8], and harpist^[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Detroit^[2], Dorothy Ashby…
• Dorothy Ashby passed away in Santa Monica^[4].
• Dorothy Ashby was born on August 6, 1932^[3].
• Dorothy Ashby died on April 13, 1986^[5].
• Dorothy Ashby held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Dorothy Ashby is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Dorothy Ashby's professions included composer^[6].
• Dorothy Ashby worked as a songwriter^[7].
• Dorothy Ashby worked as a jazz musician^[8].
• Dorothy Ashby worked as a harpist^[9].
• Dorothy Ashby's education included a stint at Wayne State University^[13].
• Dorothy Ashby's education included a stint at Cass Technical High School^[14].
• Dorothy Ashby is recorded as female^[15].
• Dorothy Ashby's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Dorothy Ashby's genre is jazz^[17].
• Dorothy Ashby's genre is cool jazz^[18].
• Dorothy Ashby's genre is hard bop^[19].
• Dorothy Ashby's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[20].
• Dorothy Ashby's record label is recorded as Cadet Records^[21].
• Dorothy Ashby's record label is recorded as Prestige^[22].
• Dorothy Ashby's record label is recorded as Jazzland^[23].
• Dorothy Ashby's record label is recorded as Argo Records^[24].
• Dorothy Ashby's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[25].
• The cause of death was cancer^[26].
• Dorothy Ashby's family name is recorded as Thompson^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1932-08-06^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1986-04-13^[31]

• Genre(s): funk, jazz^[32]

• Community tags: funk, jazz, jazz funk, rhythm and blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c0b33447-18d5-4d50-93c1-a9aa7463bd48^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Dorothy Ashby's place of birth was Detroit^[2]. She was born on August 6, 1932^[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Education

Educated at Wayne State University^[13], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1868^[37], headquartered in Detroit^[38] and Cass Technical High School^[14], a high school^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1907^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], songwriter^[7], jazz musician^[8], and harpist^[9].

Death and Burial

Dorothy Ashby died on April 13, 1986^[5]. She died in Santa Monica^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[26].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Ashby ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).^[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Ashby born?

Dorothy Ashby was born in Detroit^[2].

Where did Dorothy Ashby die?

Dorothy Ashby passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

What did Dorothy Ashby do for work?

Dorothy Ashby worked as composer^[6], songwriter^[7], jazz musician^[8], and harpist^[9].

Where did Dorothy Ashby go to school?

Dorothy Ashby was educated at Wayne State University^[13] and Cass Technical High School^[14].