Grover Washington, Jr.

Summary

Grover Washington, Jr. is a human^[1]. Grover Washington, Jr. was born in Buffalo^[2]. Grover Washington, Jr. was born on December 12, 1943^[3]. Grover Washington, Jr. died in New York City^[4]. Grover Washington, Jr. died on December 17, 1999^[5]. Grover Washington, Jr. worked as a composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], jazz musician^[8], and recording artist^[9]. Grover Washington, Jr. ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,785 views/month, #6,687 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Grover Washington, Jr.'s place of birth was Buffalo^[2].
• Grover Washington, Jr. died in New York City^[4].
• Grover Washington, Jr. was born on December 12, 1943^[3].
• Grover Washington, Jr. died on December 17, 1999^[5].
• Grover Washington, Jr. is buried at Pennsylvania^[11].
• Grover Washington, Jr. held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Grover Washington, Jr. is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s professions included composer^[6].
• Grover Washington, Jr. worked as a saxophonist^[7].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s professions included jazz musician^[8].
• Grover Washington, Jr. worked as a recording artist^[9].
• Grover Washington, Jr. was educated at East High School^[14].
• Grover Washington, Jr. is recorded as male^[15].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s genre is jazz^[17].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s record label is recorded as CTI Records^[18].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[19].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s record label is recorded as Elektra^[20].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s discography is recorded as Grover Washington, Jr. discography^[21].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s Commons category is recorded as Grover Washington Jr.^[22].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[23].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s family name is recorded as Washington^[24].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s given name is recorded as Grover^[25].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s official website is recorded as http://www.groverwashingtonjr.com/^[26].
• Grover Washington, Jr.'s manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1943-12-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1999-12-17^[31]

• Genre(s): contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, smooth jazz, smooth soul, soul jazz^[32]

• Community tags: contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, smooth jazz, smooth soul, soul jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c60e178f-36f1-4169-9c03-84addbdbf104^[34]

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Origins and Family

Grover Washington, Jr.'s place of birth was Buffalo^[2]. Grover Washington, Jr. was born on December 12, 1943^[3]. Grover Washington, Jr. is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Education

Grover Washington, Jr. was educated at East High School^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], jazz musician^[8], and recording artist^[9].

Death and Burial

Grover Washington, Jr. died on December 17, 1999^[5]. Grover Washington, Jr. passed away in New York City^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[23]. Burial took place at Pennsylvania^[11].

Why It Matters

Grover Washington, Jr. ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,785 views/month, #6,687 of 1,000,298).^[10] Grover Washington, Jr. has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Grover Washington, Jr. is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Grover Washington, Jr. has been cited as an influence by Larry Smith^[37], a basketball player^[38], b. 1958^[39], of United States^[40], awarded the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame^[41].

FAQs

Where was Grover Washington, Jr. born?

Born in Buffalo^[2], Grover Washington, Jr.…

Where did Grover Washington, Jr. die?

Grover Washington, Jr. passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Grover Washington, Jr. do for work?

Grover Washington, Jr. worked as composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], jazz musician^[8], and recording artist^[9].

Where did Grover Washington, Jr. go to school?

Grover Washington, Jr. was educated at East High School^[14].

Who did Grover Washington, Jr. influence?

Grover Washington, Jr. has been cited as an influence by Larry Smith^[37].