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Jimmy Wakely

American actor, songwriter, country Western music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys (1914-1982)
Person Human Q1446475
Jimmy Wakely
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
February 16, 1914
Date of death
September 23, 1982, September 25, 1982[10]
Place of birth
Howard County
Place of death
Mission Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
actor, singer-songwriter, musician, singer, film actor, guitarist, singing cowboy[14][15]
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[16]
Genre
country music[18]
Cause of death
pulmonary emphysema[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Birth name
James Clarence Wakely[28]
Family name
Wakely[22]
Given name
James Clarence[23]
Instrument
guitar, voice[25][26]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in native language
Jimmy Wakely[29]
Native language
English[13]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[11]
Record label
Decca, Dot Records[19][20]
Writing language
English[30]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000055134832
VIAF cluster ID
17409222
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91091582
GND ID
134549481
AllMovie person ID
p115742
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000119794
American National Biography ID
1803472
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13900952v
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
james-clarence-2787
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
56581
DAHR artist ID
210697
Deezer artist ID
189775
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134549481
Discogs artist ID
604436
Europeana entity
agent/base/103939
FAST ID
1501262
Film.ru person ID
jimmy-wakely
Filmweb.pl person ID
325395
Find a Grave memorial ID
12197
Freebase ID
/m/01vch0z
Geni profile ID
6000000153038188909
Genius artist ID
Jimmy-wakely
Genius artist numeric ID
42953
HAND ID
3FE0-7959-6FC0-8BAD-6C83
Hymnary author ID
Wakely_J1
IMDb ID
nm0906843
IPI name number
00032392207
Kinobox person ID
972997
Movie Walker Press person ID
2381
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
221206
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000008616
NLA Trove people ID
1525238
National Discography of Italian Song artist/group ID
2738
OpenMLOL author ID
236876, 262436
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803120347556
Rate Your Music artist ID
jimmy-wakely
SNAC ARK ID
w62r3q9w
SecondHandSongs artist ID
19999
Sinemalar person ID
167094
Swedish Film Database person ID
357831
TMDB person ID
1108912
Tidal artist ID
3527858
Trading Card Database name ID
156900
Universal Music France artist ID
10010006861
WikiTree person ID
Wakely-117
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fec19275-821b-45f2-ba9c-e7599351f529
ČSFD person ID
221041

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
actor, singer, musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, film actor
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:composer 2
I'll Never Let You Go, I'll Never Let You Go
Mb:lyricist 2
I'll Never Let You Go, I'll Never Let You Go
Record label 2
Decca, Dot Records
Award received 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
pulmonary emphysema
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
country music
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Howard County
Place of burial 1
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Mission Hills
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Jimmy Wakely was born on February 16, 1914[1], in Howard County[2]. He died on September 23, 1982[3], in Mission Hills[4]. He worked as an actor[5], singer-songwriter[6], musician[7], singer[8], and film actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Wakely born?

Jimmy Wakely's place of birth was Howard County[2].

Where did Jimmy Wakely die?

Jimmy Wakely passed away in Mission Hills[4].

What did Jimmy Wakely do for work?

Jimmy Wakely worked as an actor[5], singer-songwriter[6], musician[7], singer[8], and film actor[9].

What awards did Jimmy Wakely receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[16].

Related Entities

Decca United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 189775
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63224: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Early Modern Letters Online person ID → —
    Tidal artist ID → 3527858
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 29d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Early Modern Letters Online person ID → —
    "Created claim: Early Modern Letters Online person ID: 94819f60-a59b-4dc2-8614-d710c503307c, batch #291194"
  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 167094
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 167094, batch #271268"
  5. 13w ago · A2D4 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Jimmy Wakely star (Hollywood Walk of Fame stars).jpg
    "Created claim: Plaque image: Jimmy Wakely star (Hollywood Walk of Fame stars).jpg"
  6. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 3FE0-7959-6FC0-8BAD-6C83
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  7. 26w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Occupation → actor, singer-songwriter, musician +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Instance of → human
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Start of work period: 1939"
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