Frank Stokes

American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel (1888–1955)
Person human Q708423
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Frank Stokes

Summary

Frank Stokes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tennessee[2]. He was born on January 1, 1888[3]. He passed away in Memphis[4]. He died on September 12, 1955[5]. He worked as a street artist[6], musician[7], and guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Frank Stokes's place of birth was Tennessee[2].
  • Frank Stokes died in Memphis[4].
  • Frank Stokes was born on January 1, 1888[3].
  • Frank Stokes died on September 12, 1955[5].
  • Frank Stokes held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Frank Stokes's professions included street artist[6].
  • Frank Stokes's professions included musician[7].
  • Frank Stokes worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Frank Stokes is recorded as male[11].
  • Frank Stokes's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Frank Stokes's genre is Delta blues[13].
  • Frank Stokes's record label is recorded as Paramount[14].
  • Frank Stokes's voice type is recorded as tenor[15].
  • The cause of death was stroke[16].
  • Frank Stokes's family name is recorded as Stokes[17].
  • Frank Stokes's given name is recorded as Frank[18].
  • Frank Stokes's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Frank Stokes's instrument is recorded as guitar[20].
  • Frank Stokes's start of work period is recorded as 1900[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: 1888-01-01[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1955-09-12[25]

  • Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, country blues[26]

  • Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, country blues[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 35992a97-e1c5-4987-96dd-9a03f358a69d[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tennessee[2], Frank Stokes… he was born on January 1, 1888[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include street artist[6], musician[7], and guitarist[8].

Death and Burial

Frank Stokes died on September 12, 1955[5]. He passed away in Memphis[4]. The cause of death was stroke[16].

Why It Matters

Frank Stokes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Frank Stokes born?

Frank Stokes was born in Tennessee[2].

Where did Frank Stokes die?

Frank Stokes passed away in Memphis[4].

What did Frank Stokes do for work?

Frank Stokes worked as street artist[6], musician[7], and guitarist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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