Johnny Desmond

American pop singer (1919–1985)
Person human Q6266578
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Johnny Desmond

Summary

Johnny Desmond is a human[1]. His place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on November 14, 1919[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on September 6, 1985[5]. He worked as a singer[6], jazz musician[7], actor[8], and pianist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Desmond was born in Detroit[2].
  • Johnny Desmond died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Johnny Desmond was born on November 14, 1919[3].
  • Johnny Desmond died on September 6, 1985[5].
  • Burial took place at Holy Cross Cemetery[11].
  • Johnny Desmond held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Johnny Desmond's native language[13].
  • Johnny Desmond worked as a singer[6].
  • Johnny Desmond worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Johnny Desmond's professions included actor[8].
  • Johnny Desmond worked as a pianist[9].
  • Johnny Desmond was educated at Northwestern High School[14].
  • Johnny Desmond is recorded as male[15].
  • Johnny Desmond's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Johnny Desmond's genre is traditional pop[17].
  • Johnny Desmond's genre is jazz[18].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as Decca[19].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as Carlton Records[20].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as OKeh Records[21].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as RCA Victor[22].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as MGM Records[23].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as Coral[24].
  • Johnny Desmond's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[25].
  • Johnny Desmond's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Desmond[26].
  • Johnny Desmond's family name is recorded as Desmond[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: 1919-11-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-09-06[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b99e931e-a333-4f25-86f3-3ee6bf214f7b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Detroit[2], Johnny Desmond… he was born on November 14, 1919[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Johnny Desmond's education included a stint at Northwestern High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], jazz musician[7], actor[8], and pianist[9].

Death and Burial

Johnny Desmond died on September 6, 1985[5]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Johnny Desmond ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Desmond born?

Johnny Desmond was born in Detroit[2].

Where did Johnny Desmond die?

Johnny Desmond died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Johnny Desmond do for work?

Johnny Desmond worked as singer[6], jazz musician[7], actor[8], and pianist[9].

Where did Johnny Desmond go to school?

Johnny Desmond was educated at Northwestern High School[14].

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. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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