King Tubby

Jamaican electronics and sound engineer (1941–1989)
Person human Q451858
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King Tubby

Summary

King Tubby is a human[1]. Born in Kingston[2], he… he was born on January 28, 1941[3]. He passed away in Kingston[4]. He died on February 6, 1989[5]. He worked as a record producer[6], composer[7], and audio engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • King Tubby was born in Kingston[2].
  • King Tubby died in Kingston[4].
  • King Tubby was born on January 28, 1941[3].
  • King Tubby died on February 6, 1989[5].
  • King Tubby held citizenship in Jamaica[10].
  • King Tubby worked as a record producer[6].
  • King Tubby worked as a composer[7].
  • King Tubby worked as an audio engineer[8].
  • King Tubby is recorded as male[11].
  • King Tubby's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • King Tubby's genre is reggae[13].
  • King Tubby's genre is dub music[14].
  • King Tubby's record label is recorded as Trojan Records[15].
  • King Tubby's family name is recorded as Ruddock[16].
  • King Tubby's manner of death is recorded as homicide[17].
  • King Tubby's start of work period is recorded as 1968[18].

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[19]

  • Country: JM[20]

  • Began / founded: 1941-01-28[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1989-02-06[22]

  • Genre(s): dub, reggae, roots reggae[23]

  • Community tags: digital dancehall, dub, producer, reggae, roots reggae, soul and reggae[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 576134a6-9f1f-4bfa-af04-4848195849ca[25]

Body

Origins and Family

King Tubby was born in Kingston[2]. He was born on January 28, 1941[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[6], composer[7], and audio engineer[8].

Death and Burial

King Tubby died on February 6, 1989[5]. He passed away in Kingston[4].

Why It Matters

King Tubby ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was King Tubby born?

King Tubby was born in Kingston[2].

Where did King Tubby die?

King Tubby passed away in Kingston[4].

What did King Tubby do for work?

King Tubby worked as record producer[6], composer[7], and audio engineer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . ukessays.com. ukessays.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . 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] . reggaefrance.com. reggaefrance.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . rhapsody.com. rhapsody.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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