Estelle Yancey

American blues singer (1896–1986)
Person human Q1369866
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Estelle Yancey

Summary

Estelle Yancey is a human[1]. She was born in Cairo[2]. She was born on January 1, 1896[3]. She died in Chicago[4]. She died on April 19, 1986[5]. She worked as a singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Estelle Yancey was born in Cairo[2].
  • Estelle Yancey was born in Chicago[8].
  • Estelle Yancey passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Estelle Yancey was born on January 1, 1896[3].
  • Estelle Yancey was born on January 1, 1896[9].
  • Estelle Yancey died on April 19, 1986[5].
  • Estelle Yancey died on January 1, 1986[10].
  • Estelle Yancey held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Estelle Yancey is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Estelle Yancey worked as a singer[6].
  • Estelle Yancey is recorded as female[13].
  • Estelle Yancey's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Estelle Yancey's genre is blues[15].
  • Estelle Yancey's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[16].
  • Estelle Yancey's given name is recorded as Estelle[17].
  • Estelle Yancey's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Estelle Yancey'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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1896-01-01[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1986-04-19[23]

  • Genre(s): blues[24]

  • Community tags: blues[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 14c8b7d3-5943-4997-99b0-2ca430a0ee13[26]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Cairo[2], a city in the United States[27], in United States[28], founded in 1818[29] and Chicago[8], a city of Illinois[30], in United States[31]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1896[3]. Estelle Yancey is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Estelle Yancey worked as a singer[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 19, 1986[5] and January 1, 1986[10]. Estelle Yancey passed away in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Estelle Yancey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Estelle Yancey born?

Estelle Yancey's place of birth was Cairo[2].

Where did Estelle Yancey die?

Estelle Yancey died in Chicago[4].

What did Estelle Yancey do for work?

Estelle Yancey worked as singer[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Yancey, Mama (1896-1986), blues singer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Yancey, Mama (1896-1986), blues singer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Yancey, Mama (1896-1986), blues singer. Retrieved . 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.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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