James A. Bland

American musician (1854–1911)
Person human Q6128039
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James A. Bland

Summary

James A. Bland is a human[1]. His place of birth was Flushing[2]. He was born on October 22, 1854[3]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. He died on May 5, 1911[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Flushing[2], James A. Bland…
  • Born in Flushing[9], James A. Bland…
  • James A. Bland passed away in Philadelphia[4].
  • James A. Bland was born on October 22, 1854[3].
  • James A. Bland died on May 5, 1911[5].
  • James A. Bland died on May 6, 1911[10].
  • Burial took place at Merion Memorial Park[11].
  • James A. Bland held citizenship in United States[12].
  • James A. Bland is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • James A. Bland worked as a musician[6].
  • James A. Bland worked as a songwriter[7].
  • James A. Bland was educated at Howard University[14].
  • James A. Bland is recorded as male[15].
  • James A. Bland's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • James A. Bland's Commons category is recorded as James A. Bland[17].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[18].
  • James A. Bland's family name is recorded as Bland[19].
  • James A. Bland's given name is recorded as James[20].
  • James A. Bland's given name is recorded as Alan[21].
  • James A. Bland's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[22].
  • James A. Bland's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • James A. Bland's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • James A. Bland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • James A. Bland's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Alan Bland'}[26].
  • James A. Bland's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James A. Bland'}[27].

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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1854-10-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1911-05-05[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c5306ae9-7621-41fc-8740-d601450b1a0b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Flushing[2], a neighborhood[33], in United States[34], founded in 1645[35]. James A. Bland was born on October 22, 1854[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Education

James A. Bland's education included a stint at Howard University[14].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 5, 1911[5] and May 6, 1911[10]. James A. Bland died in Philadelphia[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[18]. He is buried at Merion Memorial Park[11].

Why It Matters

James A. Bland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was James A. Bland born?

Born in Flushing[2], James A. Bland…

Where did James A. Bland die?

James A. Bland passed away in Philadelphia[4].

What did James A. Bland do for work?

James A. Bland worked as musician[6] and songwriter[7].

Where did James A. Bland go to school?

James A. Bland was educated at Howard University[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BlackPast.org. Retrieved . pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved . pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved . pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
    Family name Bland
    Place of burial Merion Memorial Park
    Medical condition tuberculosis
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