Jimmy Witherspoon

Summary

Jimmy Witherspoon is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Gurdon^[2]. He was born on August 8, 1920^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on September 18, 1997^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6] and jazz musician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Jimmy Witherspoon's place of birth was Gurdon^[2].
• Jimmy Witherspoon passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Jimmy Witherspoon was born on August 8, 1920^[3].
• Jimmy Witherspoon was born on August 8, 1923^[9].
• Jimmy Witherspoon died on September 18, 1997^[5].
• Jimmy Witherspoon died on December 13, 1997^[10].
• Jimmy Witherspoon held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Jimmy Witherspoon is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's professions included singer^[6].
• Jimmy Witherspoon worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's field of work was music^[13].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's field of work was blues^[14].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's field of work was jazz^[15].
• Jimmy Witherspoon is recorded as male^[16].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's genre is blues^[18].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's record label is recorded as Checker^[19].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's discography is recorded as Jimmy Witherspoon discography^[20].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Witherspoon^[21].
• The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[22].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's family name is recorded as Witherspoon^[23].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's given name is recorded as Jimmy^[24].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's instrument is recorded as voice^[26].
• Jimmy Witherspoon's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[27].

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^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1920-08-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1997-09-18^[31]

• Genre(s): blues^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1eaf1688-4f52-49e8-98bc-743828fe3e7e^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Witherspoon was born in Gurdon^[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 8, 1920^[3] and August 8, 1923^[9]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and jazz musician^[7]. Fields of work include music^[13], a type of arts^[35]; blues^[14], a music genre^[36], founded in 1890^[37]; and jazz^[15], a music genre^[38], founded in 1917^[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 18, 1997^[5] and December 13, 1997^[10]. Jimmy Witherspoon died in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[22].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Witherspoon ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Witherspoon born?

Jimmy Witherspoon was born in Gurdon^[2].

Where did Jimmy Witherspoon die?

Jimmy Witherspoon passed away in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Jimmy Witherspoon do for work?

Jimmy Witherspoon worked as singer^[6] and jazz musician^[7].