Dorothy Love Coates

American gospel singer (1928–2003)
Person human Q5298515
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Dorothy Love Coates

Summary

Dorothy Love Coates is a human[1]. Born in Birmingham[2], she… she was born on January 30, 1928[3]. She died on April 9, 2002[4]. She worked as a singer[5] and composer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Birmingham[2], Dorothy Love Coates…
  • Dorothy Love Coates was born on January 30, 1928[3].
  • Dorothy Love Coates was born on 1928[8].
  • Dorothy Love Coates died on April 9, 2002[4].
  • Dorothy Love Coates died on 2002[9].
  • Dorothy Love Coates held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Dorothy Love Coates is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Dorothy Love Coates worked as a singer[5].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's professions included composer[6].
  • Dorothy Love Coates is recorded as female[12].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's genre is gospel music[14].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's record label is recorded as Specialty[15].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's Commons category is recorded as Dorothy Love Coates[16].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's given name is recorded as Dorothy[17].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[19].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • Dorothy Love Coates's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1928-01-30[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-04-09[25]

  • Genre(s): gospel[26]

  • Community tags: gospel[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb5f4534-0548-4e00-83d7-6760f6c37c38[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Dorothy Love Coates's place of birth was Birmingham[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 30, 1928[3] and 1928[8]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[5] and composer[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 9, 2002[4] and 2002[9].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Love Coates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Love Coates born?

Dorothy Love Coates was born in Birmingham[2].

What did Dorothy Love Coates do for work?

Dorothy Love Coates worked as singer[5] and composer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . 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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