Eddie Barefield

American jazz musician (1909–1991)
Person human Q924795
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Eddie Barefield

Summary

Eddie Barefield is a human[1]. He was born in Iowa[2]. He was born on December 12, 1909[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 4, 1991[5]. He worked as a clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], bandleader[9], and musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Iowa[2], Eddie Barefield…
  • Eddie Barefield passed away in New York City[4].
  • Eddie Barefield was born on December 12, 1909[3].
  • Eddie Barefield died on January 4, 1991[5].
  • Eddie Barefield held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Eddie Barefield's professions included clarinetist[6].
  • Eddie Barefield's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Eddie Barefield worked as a saxophonist[8].
  • Eddie Barefield's professions included bandleader[9].
  • Eddie Barefield worked as a musician[10].
  • Eddie Barefield's field of work was music[13].
  • Eddie Barefield's field of work was jazz[14].
  • Eddie Barefield's field of work was saxophone performance[15].
  • Eddie Barefield's field of work was arrangement[16].
  • Eddie Barefield is recorded as male[17].
  • Eddie Barefield's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Eddie Barefield's genre is jazz[19].
  • Eddie Barefield's genre is swing[20].
  • Eddie Barefield's Commons category is recorded as Eddie Barefield[21].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].
  • Eddie Barefield's family name is recorded as Barefield[23].
  • Eddie Barefield's given name is recorded as Eddie[24].
  • Eddie Barefield's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Eddie Barefield's instrument is recorded as saxophone[26].
  • Eddie Barefield's instrument is recorded as clarinet[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: 1909-12-12[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-01-04[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 10576bcc-58bd-4830-9c6a-7e67860d5f9a[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Iowa[2], Eddie Barefield… he was born on December 12, 1909[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], bandleader[9], and musician[10]. Fields of work include music[13], a type of arts[35]; jazz[14], a music genre[36], founded in 1917[37]; saxophone performance[15]; and arrangement[16].

Death and Burial

Eddie Barefield died on January 4, 1991[5]. He died in New York City[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].

Why It Matters

Eddie Barefield ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Eddie Barefield born?

Born in Iowa[2], Eddie Barefield…

Where did Eddie Barefield die?

Eddie Barefield died in New York City[4].

What did Eddie Barefield do for work?

Eddie Barefield worked as clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], bandleader[9], and musician[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death New York City
    Cause of death myocardial infarction
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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