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Jimmy Sherman

American jazz pianist and arranger, songwriter (1908-1975)
Person Human Q1457252

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
August 17, 1908
Date of death
October 11, 1975
Place of birth
Williamsport
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
pianist, songwriter, composer
Field of work
jazz, piano performance[8][9]
Genre
jazz[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Birth name
James Benjamin Sherman[18]
Different from
James Sherman[21]
Family name
Sherman[13]
Given name
James, Benjamin[14][15]
Instrument
piano[16]
Member of
The Charioteers[10]
Name in native language
James Sherman, Jimmy Sherman[19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Sherman en Jimmy Sherman ar جيمي شيرمان cs James Benjamin Sherman ja ジミー・シャーマン
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000083708506
VIAF cluster ID
34338171
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr94016321
GND ID
135143268
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000090339
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13943911t
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1026629
Discogs artist ID
654439
Freebase ID
/m/01wdc96
GTAA ID
269080
Grove Music Online ID
J406800
IPI name number
00028533878
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IdRef ID
194117618
Isidore scholar ID
sherman_jimmy_auteur_ou_responsable_intellectuel
J9U entity ID
987007329694105171
KANTO ID
000200437
KBR person ID
14640165
MusicBrainz artist ID
87aad174-2b29-4d67-bd1c-aa30db4a0119
NL CR AUT ID
xx0163807
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX6326100
SBN author ID
DDSV054597
Songkick artist ID
296013
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKVJtjX7KqPPbpTkvT73
Yale LUX ID
person/a499ace7-98fb-4090-9b09-adbf60725843

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Summary

Jimmy Sherman was born on August 17, 1908[1], in Williamsport[2]. He died on October 11, 1975[3]. He worked as a pianist[4], songwriter[5], and composer[6].

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Sherman born?

Jimmy Sherman was born in Williamsport[2].

What did Jimmy Sherman do for work?

Jimmy Sherman worked as a pianist[4], songwriter[5], and composer[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX6326100
    "Created claim: National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX6326100, batch #259615"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NL CR AUT ID → xx0163807
    Birth name → James Benjamin Sherman
    Yale LUX ID → person/a499ace7-98fb-4090-9b09-adbf60725843
    VIAF cluster ID → 34338171
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31721: import P21 and P106 from GND (17)"
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