Eddie Jefferson

American singer
Person human Q326436
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Eddie Jefferson

Summary

Eddie Jefferson is a human[1]. He was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on August 3, 1918[3]. He passed away in Detroit[4]. He died on May 9, 1979[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pittsburgh[2], Eddie Jefferson…
  • Eddie Jefferson passed away in Detroit[4].
  • Eddie Jefferson was born on August 3, 1918[3].
  • Eddie Jefferson died on May 9, 1979[5].
  • Eddie Jefferson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Eddie Jefferson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Eddie Jefferson worked as a singer[6].
  • Eddie Jefferson worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Eddie Jefferson's field of work was vocalese[11].
  • Eddie Jefferson is recorded as male[12].
  • Eddie Jefferson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Eddie Jefferson's genre is jazz[14].
  • Eddie Jefferson's record label is recorded as Muse Records[15].
  • Eddie Jefferson's family name is recorded as Jefferson[16].
  • Eddie Jefferson's given name is recorded as Eddie[17].
  • Eddie Jefferson's manner of death is recorded as homicide[18].
  • Eddie Jefferson's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Eddie Jefferson's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • Eddie Jefferson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: 1918-08-03[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1979-05-09[25]

  • Genre(s): jazz[26]

  • Community tags: jazz[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1cc8896-cf5a-49ec-810f-34f0e2bfec37[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Pittsburgh[2], Eddie Jefferson… he was born on August 3, 1918[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and jazz musician[7]. Eddie Jefferson's field of work was vocalese[11].

Death and Burial

Eddie Jefferson died on May 9, 1979[5]. He died in Detroit[4].

Why It Matters

Eddie Jefferson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Eddie Jefferson born?

Eddie Jefferson was born in Pittsburgh[2].

Where did Eddie Jefferson die?

Eddie Jefferson died in Detroit[4].

What did Eddie Jefferson do for work?

Eddie Jefferson worked as singer[6] and jazz musician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . African American Registry. Retrieved . aaregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Pittsburgh
    Manner of death homicide
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Occupation
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