Jimmy Clanton

American singer
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Summary

Jimmy Clanton was born on September 2, 1938[1], in Raceland[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], recording artist[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,019 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 2, 1940[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: pop music[10], popular music[11]
  • Educated at: Baton Rouge Magnet High School[12]
  • Member of: Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: rhythm and blues[15]
  • Record label: Ace Records[16]
  • Family name: Clanton[17]
  • Given name: Jimmy[18]
  • Instrument: voice[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Start of work period: 1956[21]
  • Copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.[22]
  • P14750: EB73-79AA-D5C6-9BEE-EF1D[23]

Why It Matters

Jimmy Clanton has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Clanton born?

Jimmy Clanton's place of birth was Raceland[2].

What did Jimmy Clanton do for work?

Jimmy Clanton worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], recording artist[5], and musician[6].

Where did Jimmy Clanton go to school?

Jimmy Clanton was educated at Baton Rouge Magnet High School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EB73-79AA-D5C6-9BEE-EF1D
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'th']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 107630
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ George eastman museum people id: 107630, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118185365|Jimmy Clanton (#118185365)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright representative → Broadcast Music, Inc.
    Record label → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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