Howard Roberts

American guitarist (1929–1992)
Person human Q1631895
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Howard Roberts

Summary

Howard Roberts is a human[1]. His place of birth was Phoenix[2]. He was born on October 2, 1929[3]. He passed away in Seattle[4]. He died on June 28, 1992[5]. He worked as a pedagogue[6], music educator[7], jazz musician[8], guitarist[9], and jazz guitarist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Phoenix[2], Howard Roberts…
  • Howard Roberts died in Seattle[4].
  • Howard Roberts was born on October 2, 1929[3].
  • Howard Roberts died on June 28, 1992[5].
  • Howard Roberts held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Howard Roberts worked as a pedagogue[6].
  • Howard Roberts worked as a music educator[7].
  • Howard Roberts worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Howard Roberts's professions included guitarist[9].
  • Howard Roberts worked as a jazz guitarist[10].
  • Howard Roberts is recorded as male[13].
  • Howard Roberts's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Howard Roberts's genre is jazz[15].
  • Howard Roberts's genre is gospel music[16].
  • Howard Roberts's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[17].
  • Howard Roberts's Commons category is recorded as Howard Roberts (guitarist)[18].
  • Howard Roberts's family name is recorded as Roberts[19].
  • Howard Roberts's given name is recorded as Howard[20].
  • Howard Roberts's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Howard Roberts's instrument is recorded as guitar[22].
  • Howard Roberts's start of work period is recorded as 1992[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1929-10-02[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1992-06-28[27]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz[28]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, cool jazz, jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0c2a4dd8-cbc7-4d5d-b48b-1fcb03fd5692[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Howard Roberts's place of birth was Phoenix[2]. He was born on October 2, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pedagogue[6], music educator[7], jazz musician[8], guitarist[9], and jazz guitarist[10].

Death and Burial

Howard Roberts died on June 28, 1992[5]. He died in Seattle[4].

Why It Matters

Howard Roberts ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Howard Roberts born?

Howard Roberts's place of birth was Phoenix[2].

Where did Howard Roberts die?

Howard Roberts passed away in Seattle[4].

What did Howard Roberts do for work?

Howard Roberts worked as pedagogue[6], music educator[7], jazz musician[8], guitarist[9], and jazz guitarist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre jazz, gospel music
    Aliases
    Work period start
    Given name Howard
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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