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Kansas Joe McCoy

American Delta blues musician and songwriter (1905–1950)
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Kansas Joe McCoy

Summary

Kansas Joe McCoy is a human[1]. Born in Jackson[2], he… he was born on May 11, 1905[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on January 28, 1950[5]. He worked as a musician[6], singer[7], guitarist[8], and songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Jackson[2], Kansas Joe McCoy…
  • Kansas Joe McCoy died in Chicago[4].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy was born on May 11, 1905[3].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy died on January 28, 1950[5].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy is buried at Restvale Cemetery[11].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Kansas Joe McCoy's native language[13].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's professions included musician[6].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's professions included singer[7].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's professions included songwriter[9].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy was a member of Harlem Hamfats[14].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy is recorded as male[15].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's genre is blues[17].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[18].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's family name is recorded as McCoy[19].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's given name is recorded as Wilbur[20].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's given name is recorded as Joe[21].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's pseudonym is recorded as Kansas Joe McCoy[22].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's instrument is recorded as guitar[23].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wilbur Joe McCoy'}[26].
  • Kansas Joe McCoy's sibling is recorded as Papa Charlie McCoy[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: 1905-05-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1950-01-28[31]

  • Genre(s): blues, country blues[32]

  • Community tags: blues, country blues[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 302886da-969c-44da-b6c5-3f4eea07ea49[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Kansas Joe McCoy's place of birth was Jackson[2]. He was born on May 11, 1905[3]. English was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], singer[7], guitarist[8], and songwriter[9].

Death and Burial

Kansas Joe McCoy died on January 28, 1950[5]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He is buried at Restvale Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Kansas Joe McCoy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Kansas Joe McCoy born?

Kansas Joe McCoy's place of birth was Jackson[2].

Where did Kansas Joe McCoy die?

Kansas Joe McCoy passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Kansas Joe McCoy do for work?

Kansas Joe McCoy worked as musician[6], singer[7], guitarist[8], and songwriter[9].

Related Entities

Columbia Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Chicago
    Record label → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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