Jimmy Blanton

American musician (1918–1942)
Person human Q939947
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Jimmy Blanton

Summary

Jimmy Blanton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chattanooga[2]. He was born on October 5, 1918[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on July 30, 1942[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chattanooga[2], Jimmy Blanton…
  • Jimmy Blanton died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Jimmy Blanton was born on October 5, 1918[3].
  • Jimmy Blanton died on July 30, 1942[5].
  • Jimmy Blanton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jimmy Blanton is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Jimmy Blanton's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Jimmy Blanton's education included a stint at Tennessee State University[10].
  • Jimmy Blanton is recorded as male[11].
  • Jimmy Blanton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jimmy Blanton's genre is jazz[13].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[14].
  • Jimmy Blanton's family name is recorded as Blanton[15].
  • Jimmy Blanton's given name is recorded as Jimmy[16].
  • Jimmy Blanton's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[17].
  • Jimmy Blanton's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Jimmy Blanton's instrument is recorded as double bass[19].
  • Jimmy Blanton's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • Jimmy Blanton's start of work period is recorded as 1936[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1918-10-05[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1942-07-30[25]

  • Genre(s): jazz[26]

  • Community tags: jazz[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb7ff13b-4b75-4187-b6e1-c5179d33bc5e[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Blanton's place of birth was Chattanooga[2]. He was born on October 5, 1918[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Education

Jimmy Blanton was educated at Tennessee State University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Jimmy Blanton worked as a jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Blanton died on July 30, 1942[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[14].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Blanton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Blanton born?

Born in Chattanooga[2], Jimmy Blanton…

Where did Jimmy Blanton die?

Jimmy Blanton died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Jimmy Blanton do for work?

Jimmy Blanton worked as jazz musician[6].

Where did Jimmy Blanton go to school?

Jimmy Blanton was educated at Tennessee State University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. 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.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Los Angeles
    Cause of death tuberculosis
    Instance of human
    Given name Jimmy
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