John "Jabo" Starks

American drummer
Person human Q6217389
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John "Jabo" Starks

Summary

John "Jabo" Starks is a human[1]. He was born in Jackson[2]. He was born on October 26, 1938[3]. He died in Mobile[4]. He died on May 1, 2018[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John "Jabo" Starks's place of birth was Jackson[2].
  • John "Jabo" Starks died in Mobile[4].
  • John "Jabo" Starks was born on October 26, 1938[3].
  • John "Jabo" Starks died on May 1, 2018[5].
  • John "Jabo" Starks held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • John "Jabo" Starks is recorded as male[9].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's genre is funk[11].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's given name is recorded as John[12].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's instrument is recorded as drum kit[13].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's described by source is recorded as Jabo Starks, Drummer for James Brown, Dies at 79[14].
  • John "Jabo" Starks's start of work period is recorded as 1955[15].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1938-10-26[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-05-01[19]

  • Genre(s): funk[20]

  • Community tags: funk[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 23a6354b-e59b-4d2c-baf0-62b1f1e0a227[22]

Body

Origins and Family

John "Jabo" Starks's place of birth was Jackson[2]. He was born on October 26, 1938[3].

Career and Affiliations

John "Jabo" Starks worked as a jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

John "Jabo" Starks died on May 1, 2018[5]. He died in Mobile[4].

Why It Matters

John "Jabo" Starks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John "Jabo" Starks born?

Born in Jackson[2], John "Jabo" Starks…

Where did John "Jabo" Starks die?

John "Jabo" Starks passed away in Mobile[4].

What did John "Jabo" Starks do for work?

John "Jabo" Starks worked as jazz musician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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