James Alan Shelton

American bluegrass guitarist
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James Alan Shelton

Summary

James Alan Shelton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kingsport[2]. He was born on November 3, 1960[3]. He died in Church Hill[4]. He died on June 3, 2014[5]. He worked as a guitarist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James Alan Shelton was born in Kingsport[2].
  • James Alan Shelton died in Church Hill[4].
  • James Alan Shelton was born on November 3, 1960[3].
  • James Alan Shelton died on June 3, 2014[5].
  • James Alan Shelton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • James Alan Shelton worked as a guitarist[6].
  • James Alan Shelton was influenced by The Stanley Brothers[9].
  • James Alan Shelton was influenced by Carter Family[10].
  • James Alan Shelton was influenced by Flatt and Scruggs[11].
  • James Alan Shelton was influenced by Bill Monroe[12].
  • James Alan Shelton was influenced by George Shuffler[13].
  • James Alan Shelton is recorded as male[14].
  • James Alan Shelton's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • James Alan Shelton's genre is bluegrass music[16].
  • James Alan Shelton's genre is soul[17].
  • James Alan Shelton's Commons category is recorded as James Alan Shelton[18].
  • The cause of death was cancer[19].
  • James Alan Shelton's residence is recorded as Gate City[20].
  • James Alan Shelton's residence is recorded as Church Hill[21].
  • James Alan Shelton's given name is recorded as James[22].
  • James Alan Shelton's official website is recorded as http://jamesalanshelton.com/[23].
  • James Alan Shelton's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • James Alan Shelton's instrument is recorded as guitar[25].
  • James Alan Shelton's instrument is recorded as voice[26].
  • James Alan Shelton's instrument is recorded as musical keyboard[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: 1960-11-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-06-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3f112794-d925-4a2d-82f3-b03d910ba402[32]

Body

Origins and Family

James Alan Shelton's place of birth was Kingsport[2]. He was born on November 3, 1960[3].

Career and Affiliations

James Alan Shelton worked as a guitarist[6].

Death and Burial

James Alan Shelton died on June 3, 2014[5]. He died in Church Hill[4]. The cause of death was cancer[19].

Why It Matters

James Alan Shelton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was James Alan Shelton born?

James Alan Shelton was born in Kingsport[2].

Where did James Alan Shelton die?

James Alan Shelton died in Church Hill[4].

What did James Alan Shelton do for work?

James Alan Shelton worked as guitarist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . kennedy-center.org. kennedy-center.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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