John Koerner

American singer-songwriter (1938–2024)
Person human Q1562145
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John Koerner

Summary

John Koerner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rochester[2]. He was born on August 31, 1938[3]. He died in Minneapolis[4]. He died on May 18, 2024[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], musician[7], singer[8], and guitarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Koerner was born in Rochester[2].
  • John Koerner died in Minneapolis[4].
  • John Koerner was born on August 31, 1938[3].
  • John Koerner died on May 18, 2024[5].
  • John Koerner held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Koerner worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • John Koerner worked as a musician[7].
  • John Koerner worked as a singer[8].
  • John Koerner's professions included guitarist[9].
  • John Koerner's education included a stint at University of Minnesota[12].
  • John Koerner is recorded as male[13].
  • John Koerner's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Koerner's genre is blues[15].
  • John Koerner's record label is recorded as Elektra[16].
  • John Koerner's Commons category is recorded as John Koerner[17].
  • John Koerner's family name is recorded as Koerner[18].
  • John Koerner's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Koerner's official website is recorded as http://www.mwt.net/~koerner/index.html[20].
  • John Koerner's instrument is recorded as guitar[21].
  • John Koerner's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • John Koerner's instrument is recorded as harmonica[23].
  • John Koerner's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Koerner's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Koerner'}[25].
  • John Koerner's start of work period is recorded as 1963[26].
  • John Koerner's end of work period is recorded as 2024[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: 1938-08-31[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-05-18[31]

  • Genre(s): blues, contemporary folk, country blues[32]

  • Community tags: blues, contemporary folk, country blues[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 27432fdc-9530-4ca5-b866-087ae8f32cd2[34]

Body

Origins and Family

John Koerner was born in Rochester[2]. He was born on August 31, 1938[3].

Education

John Koerner's education included a stint at University of Minnesota[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], musician[7], singer[8], and guitarist[9].

Death and Burial

John Koerner died on May 18, 2024[5]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4].

Why It Matters

John Koerner ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Koerner born?

John Koerner was born in Rochester[2].

Where did John Koerner die?

John Koerner died in Minneapolis[4].

What did John Koerner do for work?

John Koerner worked as singer-songwriter[6], musician[7], singer[8], and guitarist[9].

Where did John Koerner go to school?

John Koerner was educated at University of Minnesota[12].

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. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . startribune.com. Retrieved . startribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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