Joe Hickerson

Summary

Joe Hickerson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lake Forest^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1935^[3]. He passed away in Portland^[4]. He died on August 17, 2025^[5]. He worked as a librarian^[6], musician^[7], and musicologist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Joe Hickerson's place of birth was Lake Forest^[2].
• Joe Hickerson died in Portland^[4].
• Joe Hickerson was born on October 20, 1935^[3].
• Joe Hickerson died on August 17, 2025^[5].
• Joe Hickerson held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Joe Hickerson worked as a librarian^[6].
• Joe Hickerson worked as a musician^[7].
• Joe Hickerson's professions included musicologist^[8].
• Joe Hickerson's education included a stint at Indiana University^[11].
• Joe Hickerson was educated at Oberlin College^[12].
• Joe Hickerson is recorded as male^[13].
• Joe Hickerson's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Joe Hickerson's genre is folk music^[15].
• Joe Hickerson's record label is recorded as Folkways Records^[16].
• Joe Hickerson's archives at is recorded as Indiana University Libraries^[17].
• Joe Hickerson's family name is recorded as Hickerson^[18].
• Joe Hickerson's given name is recorded as Joe^[19].
• Joe Hickerson's official website is recorded as http://www.joehickerson.com^[20].
• Joe Hickerson's participant in is recorded as Mariposa Folk Festival 1974^[21].
• Joe Hickerson's start of work period is recorded as 1957^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1935-10-20^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-08-17^[26]

• Genre(s): folk^[27]

• Community tags: folk^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: a45c5cd2-c7c0-47aa-8949-fbcc18e44bcd^[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lake Forest^[2], Joe Hickerson… he was born on October 20, 1935^[3].

Education

Educated at Indiana University^[11], a state university system^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1820^[32], headquartered in Bloomington^[33] and Oberlin College^[12], a college^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1833^[36], headquartered in Oberlin^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian^[6], musician^[7], and musicologist^[8].

Death and Burial

Joe Hickerson died on August 17, 2025^[5]. He passed away in Portland^[4].

Why It Matters

Joe Hickerson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[9]

FAQs

Where was Joe Hickerson born?

Joe Hickerson was born in Lake Forest^[2].

Where did Joe Hickerson die?

Joe Hickerson died in Portland^[4].

What did Joe Hickerson do for work?

Joe Hickerson worked as librarian^[6], musician^[7], and musicologist^[8].

Where did Joe Hickerson go to school?

Joe Hickerson was educated at Indiana University^[11] and Oberlin College^[12].