Esquerita

American musician
Person human Q3058617
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Summary

Esquerita was born on November 20, 1935[1], in Greenville[2]. He died on October 23, 1986[3], in Harlem[4]. He worked as a singer[5], songwriter[6], pianist[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 20, 1938[10]
  • Place of burial: City Cemetery[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Genre: rock and roll[14]
  • Record label: Capitol Records[15]
  • Cause of death: death from AIDS-related complications[16]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[17]
  • Instrument: piano[18], voice[19]

Why It Matters

Esquerita has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Esquerita born?

Esquerita's place of birth was Greenville[2].

Where did Esquerita die?

Esquerita passed away in Harlem[4].

What did Esquerita do for work?

Esquerita worked as a singer[5], songwriter[6], pianist[7], and musician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'mzn', 'pt']
    Sitelink count → 7
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Greenville
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Occupation → —
    Genre → rock and roll
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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