Johnny Colla

American guitarist, saxophonist
Person human Q6135208
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Johnny Colla

Summary

Johnny Colla is a human[1]. He was born in Sacramento[2]. He was born on July 2, 1952[3]. He worked as a record producer[4], singer[5], and guitarist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #7,046 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Colla was born in Sacramento[2].
  • Johnny Colla was born on July 2, 1952[3].
  • Johnny Colla held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Johnny Colla's professions included record producer[4].
  • Johnny Colla worked as a singer[5].
  • Johnny Colla worked as a guitarist[6].
  • Johnny Colla's education included a stint at Armijo High School[9].
  • Johnny Colla's education included a stint at Solano Community College[10].
  • Johnny Colla was a member of Huey Lewis and the News[11].
  • Johnny Colla is recorded as male[12].
  • Johnny Colla's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Johnny Colla's genre is rock music[14].
  • Johnny Colla's record label is recorded as EMI[15].
  • Johnny Colla's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Colla[16].
  • Johnny Colla's family name is recorded as Colla[17].
  • Johnny Colla's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • Johnny Colla's given name is recorded as Victor[19].
  • Johnny Colla's instrument is recorded as saxophone[20].
  • Johnny Colla's instrument is recorded as guitar[21].
  • Johnny Colla's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[22].
  • Johnny Colla's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Johnny Colla's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Victor Colla'}[24].
  • Johnny Colla's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Johnny Colla'}[25].
  • Johnny Colla's start of work period is recorded as 1970[26].
  • Johnny Colla's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[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: 1952-07-02[30]

  • Genre(s): rock[31]

  • Community tags: rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0f70c0e5-612f-4d5f-8eb6-3ba7e435e8b0[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sacramento[2], Johnny Colla… he was born on July 2, 1952[3].

Education

Educated at Armijo High School[9], a high school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1891[36] and Solano Community College[10], a community college[37], in United States[38], founded in 1945[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[4], singer[5], and guitarist[6].

Why It Matters

Johnny Colla ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #7,046 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Colla born?

Johnny Colla was born in Sacramento[2].

What did Johnny Colla do for work?

Johnny Colla worked as record producer[4], singer[5], and guitarist[6].

Where did Johnny Colla go to school?

Johnny Colla was educated at Armijo High School[9] and Solano Community College[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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