Kirk Lightsey

American musician
Person human Q162804
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Kirk Lightsey

Summary

Kirk Lightsey is a human[1]. Born in Detroit[2], he… he was born on February 15, 1937[3]. He worked as a pianist[4] and jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Detroit[2], Kirk Lightsey…
  • Kirk Lightsey was born on February 15, 1937[3].
  • Kirk Lightsey held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Kirk Lightsey worked as a pianist[4].
  • Kirk Lightsey worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Kirk Lightsey is recorded as male[8].
  • Kirk Lightsey's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Kirk Lightsey's genre is jazz[10].
  • Kirk Lightsey's record label is recorded as Criss Cross Jazz[11].
  • Kirk Lightsey's record label is recorded as Black Saint[12].
  • Kirk Lightsey's Commons category is recorded as Kirk Lightsey[13].
  • Kirk Lightsey's family name is recorded as Q36995214[14].
  • Kirk Lightsey's given name is recorded as Kirk[15].
  • Kirk Lightsey's instrument is recorded as piano[16].

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[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1937-02-15[19]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[20]

  • Community tags: jazz, post-bop[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a4fde93b-a431-4440-810b-7427ced40d6e[22]

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Origins and Family

Born in Detroit[2], Kirk Lightsey… he was born on February 15, 1937[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[4] and jazz musician[5].

Why It Matters

Kirk Lightsey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was Kirk Lightsey born?

Born in Detroit[2], Kirk Lightsey…

What did Kirk Lightsey do for work?

Kirk Lightsey worked as pianist[4] and jazz musician[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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