Eddie South

American musician (1904–1962)
Person human Q354195
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Eddie South

Summary

Eddie South is a human[1]. Born in Louisiana[2], he… he was born on November 27, 1904[3]. He died in Chicago[4]. He died on April 25, 1962[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Eddie South was born in Louisiana[2].
  • Eddie South's place of birth was Louisiana[8].
  • Eddie South passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Eddie South was born on November 27, 1904[3].
  • Eddie South died on April 25, 1962[5].
  • Eddie South held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Eddie South is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Eddie South's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Eddie South is recorded as male[11].
  • Eddie South's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Eddie South's genre is jazz[13].
  • Eddie South's record label is recorded as Chess Records[14].
  • Eddie South's Commons category is recorded as Eddie South[15].
  • Eddie South's family name is recorded as South[16].
  • Eddie South's given name is recorded as Eddie[17].
  • Eddie South's instrument is recorded as jazz violin[18].
  • Eddie South's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[19].

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.

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1904-11-27[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1962-04-25[23]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0165c317-0adc-4afd-bc2f-43c8c34f5c19[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Louisiana[2], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1812[28]. Eddie South was born on November 27, 1904[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Eddie South worked as a jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Eddie South died on April 25, 1962[5]. He died in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Eddie South ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Eddie South born?

Born in Louisiana[2], Eddie South…

Where did Eddie South die?

Eddie South died in Chicago[4].

What did Eddie South do for work?

Eddie South worked as jazz musician[6].

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. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Eddie
    Ethnic group African Americans
    Family name South
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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