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John Starling

American bluegrass musician (1940-2019)
Person human Q30122720

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
March 26, 1940
Date of death
May 2, 2019
Place of birth
Durham
Place of death
Fredericksburg
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
musician, physician
Award received
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album[8]
Genre
bluegrass music[10]
Part of
The Seldom Scene[11]
Cause of death
heart failure[12]
Family name
Starling[13]
Given name
John[14]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Instrument
guitar[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[15]
Start of work period
1971[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Lewis Starling en John Starling ja ジョン・スターリング ko 존 스탈링 ko 존 루이 스탈링
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000072639234
VIAF cluster ID
75565551
Library of Congress authority ID
n95080713
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Starling of The Seldom Scene.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000229017
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
142295799
Discogs artist ID
561466
FAST ID
1523355
Freebase ID
/m/01sgkkp
Grammy Awards artist ID
john-starling/14294
MusicBrainz artist ID
ab088696-299b-4535-a343-ce9fd3b3f705
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000007611
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
59853
Songkick artist ID
284818
WikiTree person ID
Starling-1181
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmP3drRrTkcfYVdQyWJjC
Yale LUX ID
person/d17db525-80a6-484b-b2e6-e4c8085f3fd1

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The Seldom Scene
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Summary

Born in Durham[1], he… he was born on March 26, 1940[2]. He died in Fredericksburg[3]. He died on May 2, 2019[4]. He worked as a musician[5] and physician[6].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1940-03-26[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-05-02[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ab088696-299b-4535-a343-ce9fd3b3f705[22]

FAQs

Where was John Starling born?

John Starling's place of birth was Durham[1].

Where did John Starling die?

John Starling passed away in Fredericksburg[3].

What did John Starling do for work?

John Starling worked as musician[5] and physician[6].

What awards did John Starling receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

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