Jimmy Riley

Jamaican musician (1954–2016)
Person human Q3179118
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Jimmy Riley

Summary

Jimmy Riley is a human[1]. He was born in Kingston[2]. He was born on May 22, 1954[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on March 23, 2016[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and record producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Riley was born in Kingston[2].
  • Jimmy Riley passed away in New York City[4].
  • Jimmy Riley was born on May 22, 1954[3].
  • Jimmy Riley was born on 1954[9].
  • Jimmy Riley died on March 23, 2016[5].
  • A child of Jimmy Riley was Tarrus Riley[10].
  • Jimmy Riley held citizenship in Jamaica[11].
  • Jimmy Riley's professions included singer[6].
  • Jimmy Riley worked as a record producer[7].
  • Jimmy Riley is recorded as male[12].
  • Jimmy Riley's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jimmy Riley's genre is reggae[14].
  • Jimmy Riley's record label is recorded as Island Records[15].
  • Jimmy Riley's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Riley[16].
  • The cause of death was cancer[17].
  • Jimmy Riley's family name is recorded as Q16882085[18].
  • Jimmy Riley's given name is recorded as Jimmy[19].
  • Jimmy Riley's given name is recorded as Martin[20].
  • Jimmy Riley's given name is recorded as James[21].
  • Jimmy Riley's given name is recorded as Norman[22].
  • Jimmy Riley's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Jimmy Riley's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Jimmy Riley's start of work period is recorded as 2016[25].

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[26]

  • Country: JM[27]

  • Began / founded: 1954-05-22[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-03-23[29]

  • Genre(s): reggae, rocksteady, ska[30]

  • Community tags: reggae, rocksteady, ska[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6ccbd8db-2e23-4a64-a865-420e4a8e507f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Riley's place of birth was Kingston[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 22, 1954[3] and 1954[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and record producer[7].

Personal Life

A child of Jimmy Riley was Tarrus Riley[10].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Riley died on March 23, 2016[5]. He died in New York City[4]. The cause of death was cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Riley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Riley born?

Jimmy Riley's place of birth was Kingston[2].

Where did Jimmy Riley die?

Jimmy Riley passed away in New York City[4].

What did Jimmy Riley do for work?

Jimmy Riley worked as singer[6] and record producer[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . jamaicaobserver.com. jamaicaobserver.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. jamaicaobserver.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [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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