Hound Dog Taylor

Summary

Hound Dog Taylor is a human^[1]. He was born in Natchez^[2]. He was born on April 12, 1915^[3]. He died in Chicago^[4]. He died on December 17, 1975^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], guitarist^[7], and pianist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Hound Dog Taylor was born in Natchez^[2].
• Hound Dog Taylor died in Chicago^[4].
• Hound Dog Taylor was born on April 12, 1915^[3].
• Hound Dog Taylor died on December 17, 1975^[5].
• Hound Dog Taylor is buried at Restvale Cemetery^[10].
• Hound Dog Taylor held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Hound Dog Taylor is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Hound Dog Taylor worked as a singer^[6].
• Hound Dog Taylor's professions included guitarist^[7].
• Hound Dog Taylor worked as a pianist^[8].
• Hound Dog Taylor is recorded as male^[13].
• Hound Dog Taylor's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Hound Dog Taylor's genre is blues^[15].
• Hound Dog Taylor's record label is recorded as Alligator Records^[16].
• The cause of death was lung cancer^[17].
• Hound Dog Taylor's family name is recorded as Taylor^[18].
• Hound Dog Taylor's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[19].
• Hound Dog Taylor's instrument is recorded as guitar^[20].
• Hound Dog Taylor's instrument is recorded as piano^[21].
• Hound Dog Taylor's instrument is recorded as slide guitar^[22].
• Hound Dog Taylor's instrument is recorded as voice^[23].
• Hound Dog Taylor's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[24].
• Hound Dog Taylor's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Hound Dog Taylor's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hound Dog Taylor'}^[26].
• Hound Dog Taylor's start of work period is recorded as 1957^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1915-04-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1975-12-17^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, chicago blues, electric blues^[32]

• Community tags: blues, chicago blues, classic pop and rock, electric blues, hound dog taylor^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3a798d75-8ae4-4198-bda3-3a9728a646f3^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Natchez^[2], Hound Dog Taylor… he was born on April 12, 1915^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], guitarist^[7], and pianist^[8].

Death and Burial

Hound Dog Taylor died on December 17, 1975^[5]. He died in Chicago^[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[17]. He is buried at Restvale Cemetery^[10].

Why It Matters

Hound Dog Taylor ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Hound Dog Taylor born?

Born in Natchez^[2], Hound Dog Taylor…

Where did Hound Dog Taylor die?

Hound Dog Taylor died in Chicago^[4].

What did Hound Dog Taylor do for work?

Hound Dog Taylor worked as singer^[6], guitarist^[7], and pianist^[8].