Johnny Long

American violinist and bandleader (1914–1972)
Person human Q2672181
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Johnny Long

Summary

Johnny Long is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1916[2]. He died on October 31, 1972[3]. He worked as a bandleader[4], conductor[5], and jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Long was born on January 1, 1916[2].
  • Johnny Long was born on September 12, 1914[8].
  • Johnny Long died on October 31, 1972[3].
  • Johnny Long held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Johnny Long worked as a bandleader[4].
  • Johnny Long's professions included conductor[5].
  • Johnny Long's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Johnny Long was a member of Johnny Long and His Orchestra[10].
  • Johnny Long is recorded as male[11].
  • Johnny Long's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Johnny Long's genre is swing[13].
  • Johnny Long's record label is recorded as Decca[14].
  • Johnny Long's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Long[15].
  • Johnny Long's family name is recorded as Long[16].
  • Johnny Long's given name is recorded as Johnny[17].
  • Johnny Long's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • Johnny Long's instrument is recorded as violin[19].
  • Johnny Long's nickname is recorded as The Man Who's Long on Music[20].
  • Johnny Long's start of work period is recorded as 1931[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1914-09-12[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-10-31[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 830c4332-4c51-4af9-94b7-6b8e6034a14b[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1916[2] and September 12, 1914[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[4], conductor[5], and jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Johnny Long died on October 31, 1972[3].

Why It Matters

Johnny Long ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Johnny Long do for work?

Johnny Long worked as bandleader[4], conductor[5], and jazz musician[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument violin
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    Library of congress authority id n87858125
    Date of birth +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1914-09-12T00:00:00Z
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