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Jo-El Sonnier

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Jo-El Sonnier

Summary

Jo-El Sonnier is a human[1]. Born in Rayne[2], he… he was born on October 2, 1946[3]. He died in Austin[4]. He died on January 13, 2024[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rayne[2], Jo-El Sonnier…
  • Jo-El Sonnier passed away in Austin[4].
  • Jo-El Sonnier was born on October 2, 1946[3].
  • Jo-El Sonnier died on January 13, 2024[5].
  • Jo-El Sonnier held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's professions included musician[6].
  • Jo-El Sonnier worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Jo-El Sonnier is recorded as male[10].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's genre is Cajun music[12].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's genre is country music[13].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[14].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's record label is recorded as Goldband Records[15].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's Commons category is recorded as Jo-El Sonnier[16].
  • The cause of death was cardiac arrest[17].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's website account on is recorded as ReverbNation[18].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's family name is recorded as Sonnier[19].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's given name is recorded as Joel[20].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's medical condition is recorded as Asperger syndrome[21].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's instrument is recorded as accordion[23].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's start of work period is recorded as 1967[26].
  • Jo-El Sonnier's end of work period is recorded as 2024[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jo-El Sonnier was born in Rayne[2]. He was born on October 2, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Jo-El Sonnier died on January 13, 2024[5]. He died in Austin[4]. The cause of death was cardiac arrest[17].

Why It Matters

Jo-El Sonnier ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Jo-El Sonnier born?

Jo-El Sonnier was born in Rayne[2].

Where did Jo-El Sonnier die?

Jo-El Sonnier passed away in Austin[4].

What did Jo-El Sonnier do for work?

Jo-El Sonnier worked as musician[6] and songwriter[7].

Related Entities

Capitol Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . al.com. al.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . al.com. al.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . eu.theadvertiser.com. eu.theadvertiser.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . al.com. al.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, English
    End of work period → +2024-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre → Cajun music, country music
    Cause of death → cardiac arrest
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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