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Johnny Colla

American guitarist, saxophonist
Person Human Q6135208

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 2, 1952
Place of birth
Sacramento
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
record producer, singer, guitarist
Educated at
Armijo High School, Solano Community College[7][8]
Genre
rock music[11]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Birth name
John Victor Colla[20]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[23]
Family name
Colla[13]
Given name
John, Victor[14][15]
Instrument
saxophone, guitar[16][17]
Member of
Huey Lewis and the News[9]
Name in native language
Johnny Colla[21]
Record label
EMI[12]
Start of work period
1970[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000114949258
VIAF cluster ID
87454524
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004107342
GND ID
134885589
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Johnny Colla (2006).jpg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
2771
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000201080
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14755858p
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134885589
Discogs artist ID
651756
Europeana entity
agent/base/96610
Fandango person ID
133924
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Freebase ID
/m/02qd00g
HAND ID
E71F-D858-1D59-13E0-F67F
IMDb ID
nm0171614
IPI name number
00126239095
IdRef ID
159688167
KANTO ID
000187162
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
30435
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
xx0153734
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1712217
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
1466
SecondHandSongs artist ID
30013
VGMdb artist ID
23944
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yandex Music artist ID
93882

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Mb:writer 8
The Power of Love, The Power of Love, If This Is It, If This Is It, Back in Time, Back in Time, The Heart of Rock & Roll, The Heart of Rock & Roll
Occupation 3
singer, record producer, guitarist
Belongs to 2
USA for Africa, Huey Lewis and the News
Given name 2
John, Victor
Instrument 2
guitar, saxophone
Compositions 1
The Power of Love
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
rock music
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Huey Lewis and the News
Member of 1
Huey Lewis and the News
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Place of birth 1
Sacramento
Record label 1
EMI
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
The Power of Love
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Summary

Johnny Colla was born on July 2, 1952[1], in Sacramento[2]. He has worked as a record producer[3], singer[4], and guitarist[5].

FAQs

Where was Johnny Colla born?

Johnny Colla was born in Sacramento[2].

What did Johnny Colla do for work?

Johnny Colla worked as a record producer[3], singer[4], and guitarist[5].

Where did Johnny Colla go to school?

Johnny Colla was educated at Armijo High School[7] and Solano Community College[8].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers EMI United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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