Josh Ritter

American musician
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Josh Ritter

Summary

Josh Ritter is a human[1]. He was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on October 21, 1976[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], musician[5], singer[6], songwriter[7], and recording artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,389 views/month, #6,654 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Moscow[2], Josh Ritter…
  • Josh Ritter was born on October 21, 1976[3].
  • Josh Ritter held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Josh Ritter worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Josh Ritter worked as a musician[5].
  • Josh Ritter worked as a singer[6].
  • Josh Ritter worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Josh Ritter worked as a recording artist[8].
  • Josh Ritter was educated at Oberlin College[11].
  • Josh Ritter's education included a stint at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)[12].
  • Josh Ritter was educated at Moscow High School[13].
  • Josh Ritter is recorded as male[14].
  • Josh Ritter's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Josh Ritter's genre is folk music[16].
  • Josh Ritter's genre is country music[17].
  • Josh Ritter's record label is recorded as Signature Sounds Recordings[18].
  • Josh Ritter's discography is recorded as Josh Ritter discography[19].
  • Josh Ritter's Commons category is recorded as Josh Ritter[20].
  • Josh Ritter's family name is recorded as Ritter[21].
  • Josh Ritter's given name is recorded as Josh[22].
  • Josh Ritter's official website is recorded as http://www.joshritter.com[23].
  • Josh Ritter's instrument is recorded as piano[24].
  • Josh Ritter's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Josh Ritter's participant in is recorded as Calgary Folk Music Festival 2022[26].
  • Josh Ritter's present in work is recorded as Drinks With[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: 1976-10-21[30]

  • Genre(s): contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: american, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, guitarist, musician, singer-songwriter, songwriter, usa[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ac53c83c-c969-477f-9564-769e1ed80519[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Moscow[2], Josh Ritter… he was born on October 21, 1976[3].

Education

Educated at Oberlin College[11], a college[34], in United States[35], founded in 1833[36], headquartered in Oberlin[37]; Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)[12], a high school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1916[40]; and Moscow High School[13], a high school[41], in United States[42], founded in 1892[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], musician[5], singer[6], songwriter[7], and recording artist[8].

Why It Matters

Josh Ritter ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,389 views/month, #6,654 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Josh Ritter born?

Josh Ritter's place of birth was Moscow[2].

What did Josh Ritter do for work?

Josh Ritter worked as singer-songwriter[4], musician[5], singer[6], songwriter[7], and recording artist[8].

Where did Josh Ritter go to school?

Josh Ritter was educated at Oberlin College[11], Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)[12], and Moscow High School[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . todocanada.ca. Retrieved . todocanada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . americansongwriter.com. americansongwriter.com. Provenance: 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
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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