Johnny Smith

American jazz guitarist (1922–2013)
Person human Q1702407
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Johnny Smith

Summary

Johnny Smith is a human[1]. Born in Birmingham[2], he… he was born on June 25, 1922[3]. He died in Colorado Springs[4]. He died on June 11, 2013[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], and jazz guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Birmingham[2], Johnny Smith…
  • Johnny Smith died in Colorado Springs[4].
  • Johnny Smith was born on June 25, 1922[3].
  • Johnny Smith died on June 11, 2013[5].
  • Johnny Smith held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Johnny Smith worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Johnny Smith's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Johnny Smith worked as a jazz guitarist[8].
  • Johnny Smith is recorded as male[11].
  • Johnny Smith's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Johnny Smith's genre is jazz[13].
  • Johnny Smith's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[14].
  • Johnny Smith was part of the conflict World War II[15].
  • Johnny Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[16].
  • Johnny Smith's given name is recorded as Johnny[17].
  • Johnny Smith's official website is recorded as http://www.johnnysmith.org[18].
  • Johnny Smith's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • Johnny Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Johnny Smith's start of work period is recorded as 1935[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: 1922-06-25[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-06-11[25]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz[26]

  • Community tags: cool jazz, jazz[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d7e18417-469e-4ec2-9953-a5e89617fac7[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Johnny Smith's place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on June 25, 1922[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], and jazz guitarist[8].

Death and Burial

Johnny Smith died on June 11, 2013[5]. He died in Colorado Springs[4].

Why It Matters

Johnny Smith ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Smith born?

Johnny Smith's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Where did Johnny Smith die?

Johnny Smith passed away in Colorado Springs[4].

What did Johnny Smith do for work?

Johnny Smith worked as jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], and jazz guitarist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument guitar
    Place of birth Birmingham
    Genre
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