Duke Reid

Jamaican record producer and DJ (1915–1975)
Person human Q1264438
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Duke Reid

Summary

Duke Reid is a human[1]. Born in Portland Parish[2], he… he was born on July 21, 1915[3]. He died on January 1, 1975[4]. He worked as a record producer[5], composer[6], police officer[7], and disc jockey[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Duke Reid's place of birth was Portland Parish[2].
  • Duke Reid was born on July 21, 1915[3].
  • Duke Reid died on January 1, 1975[4].
  • Duke Reid held citizenship in Jamaica[10].
  • Duke Reid's professions included record producer[5].
  • Duke Reid worked as a composer[6].
  • Duke Reid's professions included police officer[7].
  • Duke Reid worked as a disc jockey[8].
  • Duke Reid is recorded as male[11].
  • Duke Reid's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Duke Reid's genre is calypso[13].
  • Duke Reid's record label is recorded as Trojan Records[14].
  • Duke Reid's family name is recorded as Reid[15].
  • Duke Reid's given name is recorded as Arthur[16].
  • Duke Reid's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Duke Reid's start of work period is recorded as 1953[18].

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: Original Production[19]

  • Country: JM[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 917b146f-7a51-4dc0-ad20-90999a322831[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Portland Parish[2], Duke Reid… he was born on July 21, 1915[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[5], composer[6], police officer[7], and disc jockey[8].

Death and Burial

Duke Reid died on January 1, 1975[4].

Why It Matters

Duke Reid ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Duke Reid born?

Duke Reid's place of birth was Portland Parish[2].

What did Duke Reid do for work?

Duke Reid worked as record producer[5], composer[6], police officer[7], and disc jockey[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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