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Jim Reid

Scottish singer
Person Human Q6066866

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 29, 1961
Place of birth
Glasgow
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
vocalist, singer, guitarist, composer, musician
Educated at
Hunter High School[9]
Sibling
William Reid
Genre
alternative rock[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Birth name
James McLeish Reid[22]
Copyright representative
PRS for Music
Different from
Jim Reid[24]
Family name
Reid[16]
Given name
James, McLeish[17][18]
Instrument
guitar, voice[19][20]
Member of
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat[10][11]
Name in native language
Jim Reid[23]
Record label
Creation Records[14]
Start of work period
1983
Voice type
baritone[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en James McLeish Reid en Jim Reid ar جيم ريد ru Джим Рейд
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000080813343
VIAF cluster ID
1662764
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n92034643
GND ID
134494318
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jim Reid.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000241568
BIBSYS ID
8051284
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134494318
Discogs artist ID
53883
Freebase ID
/m/06h556
GTAA ID
258919
HAND ID
975E-F222-7848-D1CB-F14A
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IMDb ID
nm1512493
IPI name number
00122357896
MusicBrainz artist ID
59e8742f-8011-4aa5-84ce-65db3ca1fef1
NSK (VIAF) ID
000034299
NSK ID
981005666359409366
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX940584
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp09996
Personality Database profile ID
95802
Prabook ID
2210866
Rate Your Music artist ID
jim_reid
Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
361673
SecondHandSongs artist ID
20042
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwMBbVYjkCj88xXHQVwG3

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Mb:writer 4
April Skies, April Skies, Just Like Honey, Just Like Honey
Occupation 3
singer, guitarist, vocalist
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:member of band 2
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat
Copyright representative 1
PRS for Music
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Reid
Genre 1
alternative rock
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Place of birth 1
Glasgow
Record label 1
Creation Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
baritone
← Mb:sibling 1
William Reid
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Summary

Jim Reid was born in Glasgow[1]. He was born on December 29, 1961[2]. He worked as a vocalist[3], singer[4], guitarist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Jim Reid born?

Born in Glasgow[1].

What did Jim Reid do for work?

Jim Reid worked as vocalist[3], singer[4], guitarist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Jim Reid go to school?

Jim Reid was educated at Hunter High School[9].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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  1. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID → 361673
    "Created claim: Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID: 361673, Matched to Jim Reid (#285761424) in Sancho el Sabio (autore…"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 975E-F222-7848-D1CB-F14A
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46460: HAND ID (6)"
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