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Eddie South

American musician (1904–1962)
Person human Q354195

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 27, 1904
Date of death
April 25, 1962
Place of birth
Louisiana, Louisiana[8]
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Ethnic group
African Americans[10]
Occupation
jazz musician, violinist, musician
Genre
jazz[12]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[17]
Family name
South[14]
Given name
Eddie[15]
Instrument
jazz violin[16]
Record label
Chess Records[13]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000055144117
VIAF cluster ID
49409436
Library of Congress authority ID
n84044515
GND ID
13548443X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eddie South violinist.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000174902
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
SouthEddie1904-1962
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13899945f
Carnegie Hall agent ID
764
DAHR artist ID
104539
DDB person (GND) ID
13548443X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13548443X
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Discogs artist ID
334067
Europeana entity
agent/base/164373
FAST ID
132953
Freebase ID
/m/01t7st3
Grove Music Online ID
A2293110
IdRef ID
164593713
KBR person ID
14655770
MusicBrainz artist ID
0165c317-0adc-4afd-bc2f-43c8c34f5c19
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000067064
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002157566
NLP ID
a0000002597496
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810650288705606
Obálky knih ID
ola2002157566
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100519789
Prabook ID
2401295
SNAC ARK ID
w6ff54bc
SecondHandSongs artist ID
29164
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2e5b1c24-40e0-48e6-8466-c306782542d6

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Place of birth 2
Louisiana, Louisiana
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Eddie
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
jazz musician
Place of death 1
Chicago
Record label 1
Chess Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Sanchidrián
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Summary

Eddie South was born on November 27, 1904[1], in Louisiana[2]. He died on April 25, 1962[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], violinist[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Eddie South born?

Eddie South's place of birth was Louisiana[2].

Where did Eddie South die?

Eddie South died in Chicago[4].

What did Eddie South do for work?

Eddie South worked as a jazz musician[5], violinist[6], and musician[7].

Related Entities

Chess Records Louisiana Sanchidrián United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Eddie
    Ethnic group → African Americans
    Family name → South
    Country of citizenship → United States
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