Jim Rodford

British musician (1941–2018)
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Jim Rodford

Summary

Jim Rodford is a human[1]. He was born in St Albans[2]. He was born on July 7, 1941[3]. He passed away in St Albans[4]. He died on January 20, 2018[5]. He worked as a guitarist[6] and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in St Albans[2], Jim Rodford…
  • Jim Rodford died in St Albans[4].
  • Jim Rodford was born on July 7, 1941[3].
  • Jim Rodford died on January 20, 2018[5].
  • Jim Rodford held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Jim Rodford's professions included guitarist[6].
  • Jim Rodford worked as a singer[7].
  • Jim Rodford was a member of The Swinging Blue Jeans[10].
  • Jim Rodford was a member of Argent[11].
  • Jim Rodford was a member of The Kinks[12].
  • Jim Rodford was a member of The Zombies[13].
  • Jim Rodford was a member of The Zombies[14].
  • Jim Rodford is recorded as male[15].
  • Jim Rodford's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jim Rodford's genre is progressive rock[17].
  • Jim Rodford's genre is country music[18].
  • The cause of death was fall on stairs[19].
  • Jim Rodford's family name is recorded as Rodford[20].
  • Jim Rodford's given name is recorded as Jim[21].
  • Jim Rodford's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[22].
  • Jim Rodford's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[23].
  • Jim Rodford's instrument is recorded as guitar[24].
  • Jim Rodford's instrument is recorded as bass[25].
  • Jim Rodford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Jim Rodford's start of work period is recorded as 1958[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-07-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-01-20[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c671df9a-c39a-4d37-80d5-7b9d2d5f0331[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jim Rodford's place of birth was St Albans[2]. He was born on July 7, 1941[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[6] and singer[7].

Death and Burial

Jim Rodford died on January 20, 2018[5]. He died in St Albans[4]. The cause of death was fall on stairs[19].

Why It Matters

Jim Rodford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jim Rodford born?

Jim Rodford was born in St Albans[2].

Where did Jim Rodford die?

Jim Rodford died in St Albans[4].

What did Jim Rodford do for work?

Jim Rodford worked as guitarist[6] and singer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [18] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . bestclassicbands.com. bestclassicbands.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation guitarist, singer
    Date of birth +1941-07-07T00:00:00Z
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