Henry Gray

African-American blues piano player and singer (1925-2020)
Person human Q1606801
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Henry Gray

Summary

Henry Gray is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kenner[2]. He was born on January 19, 1925[3]. He died in Baton Rouge[4]. He died on February 17, 2020[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and pianist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Henry Gray was born in Kenner[2].
  • Henry Gray passed away in Baton Rouge[4].
  • Henry Gray was born on January 19, 1925[3].
  • Henry Gray died on February 17, 2020[5].
  • Burial took place at Louisiana National Cemetery[9].
  • Henry Gray held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Henry Gray worked as a musician[6].
  • Henry Gray worked as a pianist[7].
  • Henry Gray is recorded as male[11].
  • Henry Gray's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Henry Gray's genre is blues[13].
  • Henry Gray's Commons category is recorded as Henry Gray (musician)[14].
  • Henry Gray was part of the conflict World War II[15].
  • Henry Gray's family name is recorded as Gray[16].
  • Henry Gray's given name is recorded as Henry[17].
  • Henry Gray's official website is recorded as http://www.henrygray.com/[18].
  • Henry Gray's instrument is recorded as piano[19].
  • Henry Gray's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Henry Gray's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Henry Gray'}[21].
  • Henry Gray's start of work period is recorded as 2019[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1925-01-19[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-02-17[26]

  • Genre(s): blues, piano blues[27]

  • Community tags: blues, piano blues[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2658902f-dd28-4dd6-8d14-b9532225041a[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Henry Gray was born in Kenner[2]. He was born on January 19, 1925[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and pianist[7].

Death and Burial

Henry Gray died on February 17, 2020[5]. He passed away in Baton Rouge[4]. Burial took place at Louisiana National Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Henry Gray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Henry Gray born?

Born in Kenner[2], Henry Gray…

Where did Henry Gray die?

Henry Gray died in Baton Rouge[4].

What did Henry Gray do for work?

Henry Gray worked as musician[6] and pianist[7].

References

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

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. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . theadvocate.com. theadvocate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Occupation musician, pianist
    Participated in conflict World War II
    Sex or gender male
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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