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J. R. Cobb

American guitarist and songwriter (1944–2019)
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J. R. Cobb
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 5, 1944
Date of death
May 4, 2019
Place of birth
Birmingham
Place of death
Monticello
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
guitarist, songwriter, lyricist
Educated at
Paxon School for Advanced Studies[10]
Citizenship
United States
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Birth name
James Barney Cobb, Jr.[22]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[24]
Family name
Cobb[15]
Given name
James, Barney[16][17]
Instrument
guitar[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Member of
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV[11][12]
Native language
English[9]
Pseudonym
J. R. Cobb[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en J. R. Cobb en James Barney Cobb, Jr. en James B. Cobb en James B. Cobb Jr. en James B. Cobb, Jr. en James Cobb ar جاي ر. كوب ja J・R・コッブ nl J.R. Cobb
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000035633394
VIAF cluster ID
920154380949830290516
Discogs artist ID
649201
Europeana entity
agent/base/22374
Freebase ID
/m/03xph2f
IPI name number
00006400045
MusicBrainz artist ID
6479632e-fcf1-4476-ab84-232f93e20ff2
Rate Your Music artist ID
j_r-cobb
SBN author ID
DDSV188034
WikiTree person ID
Cobb-7315

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 8
Most of All, Most of All, Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy, Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy, Save Room, Save Room, Traces, Traces
Occupation 3
songwriter, lyricist, guitarist
Given name 2
James, Barney
Mb:composer 2
Apples and Diamonds, Apples and Diamonds
Mb:lyricist 2
Spooky, Spooky
Mb:member of band 2
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV
Member of 2
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV
Belongs to 1
Classics IV
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Cobb
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Birmingham
Place of death 1
Monticello
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

J. R. Cobb's place of birth was Birmingham[1]. He was born on February 5, 1944[2]. He died in Monticello[3]. He died on May 4, 2019[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and lyricist[7].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1944-02-05[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-05-04[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6479632e-fcf1-4476-ab84-232f93e20ff2[29]

FAQs

Where was J. R. Cobb born?

J. R. Cobb's place of birth was Birmingham[1].

Where did J. R. Cobb die?

J. R. Cobb passed away in Monticello[3].

What did J. R. Cobb do for work?

J. R. Cobb worked as guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and lyricist[7].

Where did J. R. Cobb go to school?

J. R. Cobb was educated at Paxon School for Advanced Studies[10].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . 95kqds.com. 95kqds.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

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

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