Joe Raposo

American composer (1937–1989)
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Joe Raposo

Summary

Joe Raposo is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fall River[2]. He was born on February 8, 1937[3]. He passed away in Bronxville[4]. He died on February 5, 1989[5]. He worked as a composer[6], singer[7], pianist[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Fall River[2], Joe Raposo…
  • Joe Raposo passed away in Bronxville[4].
  • Joe Raposo was born on February 8, 1937[3].
  • Joe Raposo died on February 5, 1989[5].
  • Burial took place at Union Cemetery[12].
  • Joe Raposo held citizenship in United States[13].
  • English was Joe Raposo's native language[14].
  • Joe Raposo worked as a composer[6].
  • Joe Raposo's professions included singer[7].
  • Joe Raposo worked as a pianist[8].
  • Joe Raposo's professions included lyricist[9].
  • Joe Raposo's professions included songwriter[10].
  • Joe Raposo worked as an actor[15].
  • Joe Raposo was educated at Harvard University[16].
  • Joe Raposo was educated at B.M.C. Durfee High School[17].
  • Joe Raposo is recorded as male[18].
  • Joe Raposo's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Joe Raposo's genre is jazz[20].
  • Joe Raposo's genre is sing-along[21].
  • Joe Raposo's genre is blues[22].
  • Joe Raposo's genre is children's music[23].
  • Joe Raposo's genre is educational music[24].
  • Joe Raposo's genre is smooth soul[25].
  • The cause of death was lymphoma[26].
  • Joe Raposo's family name is recorded as Raposo[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: 1937-02-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1989-02-05[31]

  • Genre(s): children's music, jazz[32]

  • Community tags: children's music, jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 85d45b67-8393-4baf-907e-d9406565402e[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Raposo's place of birth was Fall River[2]. He was born on February 8, 1937[3]. English was his native language[14].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[16], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1636[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38] and B.M.C. Durfee High School[17], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1887[41]. Joe Raposo studied under Nadia Boulanger[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], singer[7], pianist[8], lyricist[9], songwriter[10], and actor[15].

Death and Burial

Joe Raposo died on February 5, 1989[5]. He died in Bronxville[4]. The cause of death was lymphoma[26]. He is buried at Union Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Joe Raposo ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

Where was Joe Raposo born?

Joe Raposo was born in Fall River[2].

Where did Joe Raposo die?

Joe Raposo passed away in Bronxville[4].

What did Joe Raposo do for work?

Joe Raposo worked as composer[6], singer[7], pianist[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[10].

Where did Joe Raposo go to school?

Joe Raposo was educated at Harvard University[16] and B.M.C. Durfee High School[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Harvard University, B.M.C. Durfee High School
    Native language English
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Genre jazz, sing-along, blues +3
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