Jimmy Ruffin

Summary

Jimmy Ruffin is a human^[1]. He was born in Collinsville^[2]. He was born on May 7, 1939^[3]. He passed away in Las Vegas^[4]. He died on November 17, 2014^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Jimmy Ruffin's place of birth was Collinsville^[2].
• Jimmy Ruffin died in Las Vegas^[4].
• Jimmy Ruffin was born on May 7, 1939^[3].
• Jimmy Ruffin died on November 17, 2014^[5].
• Burial took place at Palm Northwest Mortuary & Cemetery^[8].
• Jimmy Ruffin held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Jimmy Ruffin worked as a singer^[6].
• Jimmy Ruffin is recorded as male^[10].
• Jimmy Ruffin's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Jimmy Ruffin's genre is soul^[12].
• Jimmy Ruffin's record label is recorded as Motown^[13].
• Jimmy Ruffin's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Ruffin^[14].
• Jimmy Ruffin's family name is recorded as Ruffin^[15].
• Jimmy Ruffin's given name is recorded as Jimmy^[16].
• Jimmy Ruffin's instrument is recorded as voice^[17].
• Jimmy Ruffin's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jimmy Ruffin'}^[18].
• Jimmy Ruffin's start of work period is recorded as 1955^[19].
• Jimmy Ruffin's sibling is recorded as David Ruffin^[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[21]

• Country: US^[22]

• Began / founded: 1936-05-07^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 2014-11-17^[24]

• Genre(s): r&b, soul^[25]

• Community tags: classic pop and rock, r&b, soul^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: e39c7351-7110-41e9-9328-ca08df0921cc^[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Ruffin's place of birth was Collinsville^[2]. He was born on May 7, 1939^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jimmy Ruffin worked as a singer^[6].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Ruffin died on November 17, 2014^[5]. He died in Las Vegas^[4]. Burial took place at Palm Northwest Mortuary & Cemetery^[8].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Ruffin ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He has been cited as an influence by Michael Bolton^[30], a film producer^[31], b. 1953^[32], of United States^[33], awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[34].

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Ruffin born?

Jimmy Ruffin was born in Collinsville^[2].

Where did Jimmy Ruffin die?

Jimmy Ruffin passed away in Las Vegas^[4].

What did Jimmy Ruffin do for work?

Jimmy Ruffin worked as singer^[6].

Who did Jimmy Ruffin influence?

Jimmy Ruffin has been cited as an influence by Michael Bolton^[30].