Jimmy Rogers

American Chicago blues musician (1924–1997)
Person human Q1347919
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Jimmy Rogers

Summary

Jimmy Rogers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ruleville[2]. He was born on June 3, 1924[3]. He died in Chicago[4]. He died on December 19, 1997[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month, #7,154 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Rogers's place of birth was Ruleville[2].
  • Jimmy Rogers died in Chicago[4].
  • Jimmy Rogers was born on June 3, 1924[3].
  • Jimmy Rogers died on December 19, 1997[5].
  • Jimmy Rogers held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jimmy Rogers is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Jimmy Rogers worked as a musician[6].
  • Jimmy Rogers worked as a guitarist[7].
  • Jimmy Rogers is recorded as male[11].
  • Jimmy Rogers's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jimmy Rogers's genre is blues[13].
  • Jimmy Rogers's record label is recorded as Chess Records[14].
  • Jimmy Rogers's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Rogers (musican)[15].
  • The cause of death was colorectal cancer[16].
  • Jimmy Rogers's family name is recorded as Rogers[17].
  • Jimmy Rogers's given name is recorded as Jimmy[18].
  • Jimmy Rogers's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Jimmy Rogers's instrument is recorded as guitar[20].
  • Jimmy Rogers's instrument is recorded as harmonica[21].
  • Jimmy Rogers's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Jimmy Rogers's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[23].
  • Jimmy Rogers's start of work period is recorded as 1946[24].
  • Jimmy Rogers's end of work period is recorded as 1997[25].
  • Jimmy Rogers dates from the 20th century[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1924-06-03[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997-12-19[30]

  • Genre(s): blues, chicago blues, electric blues[31]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, blues, chicago blues, electric blues[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3362f019-06a5-4591-ab5d-1e331049f14a[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Rogers was born in Ruleville[2]. He was born on June 3, 1924[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Jimmy Rogers died on December 19, 1997[5]. He died in Chicago[4]. The cause of death was colorectal cancer[16].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Rogers ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month, #7,154 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Rogers born?

Jimmy Rogers was born in Ruleville[2].

Where did Jimmy Rogers die?

Jimmy Rogers died in Chicago[4].

What did Jimmy Rogers do for work?

Jimmy Rogers worked as musician[6] and guitarist[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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