James Carr

American musician (1942-2001)
Person human Q2525271
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James Carr

Summary

James Carr is a human[1]. He was born in Coahoma[2]. He was born on June 13, 1942[3]. He died in Memphis[4]. He died on January 7, 2001[5]. He worked as a singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James Carr's place of birth was Coahoma[2].
  • James Carr passed away in Memphis[4].
  • James Carr was born on June 13, 1942[3].
  • James Carr died on January 7, 2001[5].
  • James Carr is buried at New Park Cemetery[8].
  • James Carr held citizenship in United States[9].
  • James Carr worked as a singer[6].
  • James Carr is recorded as male[10].
  • James Carr's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • James Carr's genre is soul[12].
  • James Carr's record label is recorded as Goldwax Records[13].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[14].
  • James Carr's family name is recorded as Carr[15].
  • James Carr's given name is recorded as James[16].
  • James Carr's medical condition is recorded as bipolar disorder[17].
  • James Carr's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • James Carr's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • James Carr's start of work period is recorded as 1966[20].

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[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1942-06-13[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-01-07[24]

  • Genre(s): deep soul, r&b, soul, southern soul[25]

  • Community tags: deep soul, r&b, soul, southern soul[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b718fc50-a266-482b-aa52-74760387352e[27]

Body

Origins and Family

James Carr was born in Coahoma[2]. He was born on June 13, 1942[3].

Career and Affiliations

James Carr worked as a singer[6].

Death and Burial

James Carr died on January 7, 2001[5]. He passed away in Memphis[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[14]. He is buried at New Park Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

James Carr ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was James Carr born?

James Carr's place of birth was Coahoma[2].

Where did James Carr die?

James Carr passed away in Memphis[4].

What did James Carr do for work?

James Carr worked as singer[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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