John Paay

Dutch band leader, composer and music arranger
Person human Q60602389
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John Paay

Summary

John Paay is a human[1]. Born in Rotterdam[2], he… he was born on November 15, 1925[3]. He died on May 6, 2019[4]. He worked as a bandleader[5], composer[6], and music arranger[7].

Key Facts

  • John Paay's place of birth was Rotterdam[2].
  • John Paay was born on November 15, 1925[3].
  • John Paay died on May 6, 2019[4].
  • A child of John Paay was Patricia Paay[8].
  • A child of John Paay was Yvonne Keeley[9].
  • John Paay held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Dutch was John Paay's native language[11].
  • John Paay worked as a bandleader[5].
  • John Paay's professions included composer[6].
  • John Paay's professions included music arranger[7].
  • John Paay is recorded as male[12].
  • John Paay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Paay's family name is recorded as Paaij[14].
  • John Paay's given name is recorded as Johannes[15].
  • John Paay's pseudonym is recorded as John Paay[16].
  • John Paay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[17].
  • John Paay's birth name is recorded as Johannes Paaij[18].
  • John Paay's number of children is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • John Paay's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: NL[22]

  • Began / founded: 1925-11-15[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-05-06[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 113c0527-3e4c-401e-8b16-1d4c4a247c37[25]

Body

Origins and Family

John Paay was born in Rotterdam[2]. He was born on November 15, 1925[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[5], composer[6], and music arranger[7].

Personal Life

Children include Patricia Paay[8], a singer[26], b. 1949[27], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[28] and Yvonne Keeley[9], a singer[29], b. 1952[30], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[31].

Death and Burial

John Paay died on May 6, 2019[4].

FAQs

Where was John Paay born?

Born in Rotterdam[2], John Paay…

What did John Paay do for work?

John Paay worked as bandleader[5], composer[6], and music arranger[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . telegraaf.nl. telegraaf.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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