Gus Cannon

Summary

Gus Cannon is a human^[1]. Born in Mississippi^[2], he… he was born on September 12, 1883^[3]. He died in Memphis^[4]. He died on October 15, 1979^[5]. He worked as a street artist^[6], musician^[7], and banjoist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Mississippi^[2], Gus Cannon…
• Born in Red Banks^[10], Gus Cannon…
• Gus Cannon passed away in Memphis^[4].
• Gus Cannon was born on September 12, 1883^[3].
• Gus Cannon was born on September 21, 1883^[11].
• Gus Cannon died on October 15, 1979^[5].
• Gus Cannon held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Gus Cannon is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Gus Cannon's professions included street artist^[6].
• Gus Cannon worked as a musician^[7].
• Gus Cannon worked as a banjoist^[8].
• Gus Cannon is recorded as male^[14].
• Gus Cannon's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Gus Cannon's genre is country blues^[16].
• Gus Cannon's record label is recorded as Paramount^[17].
• Gus Cannon's Commons category is recorded as Gus Cannon^[18].
• Gus Cannon's family name is recorded as Cannon^[19].
• Gus Cannon's given name is recorded as Gus^[20].
• Gus Cannon's instrument is recorded as banjo^[21].
• Gus Cannon's instrument is recorded as guitar^[22].
• Gus Cannon's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[23].
• Gus Cannon's start of work period is recorded as 1898^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1883-09-12^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 1979-10-15^[28]

• Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, country blues^[29]

• Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, country blues^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: be495112-dba6-43fa-9b6d-01cf8decf85d^[31]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Mississippi^[2], an U.S. state^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1817^[34] and Red Banks^[10], a census-designated place in the United States^[35], in United States^[36]. Recorded date of birth include September 12, 1883^[3] and September 21, 1883^[11]. Gus Cannon is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Gus Cannon died on October 15, 1979^[5]. He died in Memphis^[4].

Why It Matters

Gus Cannon ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Gus Cannon born?

Gus Cannon's place of birth was Mississippi^[2].

Where did Gus Cannon die?

Gus Cannon passed away in Memphis^[4].

What did Gus Cannon do for work?

Gus Cannon worked as street artist^[6], musician^[7], and banjoist^[8].