Lal Waterson

English folksinger and songwriter
Person human Q6480104
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Lal Waterson

Summary

Lal Waterson is a human[1]. Born in Kingston upon Hull[2], she… she was born on February 15, 1943[3]. She passed away in Robin Hood's Bay[4]. She died on September 4, 1998[5]. She worked as a musician[6] and songwriter[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kingston upon Hull[2], Lal Waterson…
  • Lal Waterson passed away in Robin Hood's Bay[4].
  • Lal Waterson was born on February 15, 1943[3].
  • Lal Waterson died on September 4, 1998[5].
  • A child of Lal Waterson was Maria Gilhooley[9].
  • A child of Lal Waterson was Oliver Knight[10].
  • Lal Waterson held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Lal Waterson worked as a musician[6].
  • Lal Waterson worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Lal Waterson was a member of The Watersons[12].
  • Lal Waterson was a member of Blue Murder[13].
  • Lal Waterson is recorded as female[14].
  • Lal Waterson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Lal Waterson's genre is traditional folk music[16].
  • Lal Waterson's record label is recorded as Topic Records[17].
  • Lal Waterson's family name is recorded as Waterson[18].
  • Lal Waterson's given name is recorded as Q2646814[19].
  • Lal Waterson's relative is recorded as Eliza Carthy[20].
  • Lal Waterson's relative is recorded as Martin Carthy[21].
  • Lal Waterson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Lal Waterson's birth name is recorded as Elaine Waterson[23].
  • Lal Waterson's name in native language is recorded as Lal Waterson[24].
  • Lal Waterson's sibling is recorded as Norma Waterson[25].
  • Lal Waterson's sibling is recorded as Mike Waterson[26].

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[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1943-02-15[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-09-04[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8d42dc4e-36ea-4b89-9f85-6dc865e88c3e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Lal Waterson was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. She was born on February 15, 1943[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and songwriter[7].

Personal Life

Children include Maria Gilhooley[9], a singer[32], of United Kingdom[33] and Oliver Knight[10], a singer-songwriter[34], b. 1969[35], of United Kingdom[36].

Death and Burial

Lal Waterson died on September 4, 1998[5]. She passed away in Robin Hood's Bay[4].

Why It Matters

Lal Waterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Lal Waterson born?

Lal Waterson's place of birth was Kingston upon Hull[2].

Where did Lal Waterson die?

Lal Waterson died in Robin Hood's Bay[4].

What did Lal Waterson do for work?

Lal Waterson worked as musician[6] and songwriter[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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