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Leon Payne

American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter (1917-1969)
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Leon Payne

Summary

Leon Payne is a human[1]. He was born on June 15, 1917[2]. He died on September 11, 1969[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], songwriter[6], and recording artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Leon Payne was born on June 15, 1917[2].
  • Leon Payne died on September 11, 1969[3].
  • Burial took place at Sunset Memorial Park[9].
  • Leon Payne held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Leon Payne's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Leon Payne worked as a singer[5].
  • Leon Payne's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Leon Payne's professions included recording artist[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Payne is You've Still Got a Place in My Heart[11].
  • Leon Payne is recorded as male[12].
  • Leon Payne's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Leon Payne's genre is country music[14].
  • Leon Payne's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[15].
  • Leon Payne's discography is recorded as Leon Payne discography[16].
  • Leon Payne's family name is recorded as Payne[17].
  • Leon Payne's given name is recorded as Leon[18].
  • Leon Payne's medical condition is recorded as blindness[19].
  • Leon Payne's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Leon Payne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Leon Payne's nickname is recorded as The Blind Balladeer[22].
  • Leon Payne's name in native language is recorded as Leon Payne[23].
  • Leon Payne's copyright representative is recorded as Broadcast Music, Inc.[24].
  • Leon Payne's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1917-06-15[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1969-09-11[29]

  • Genre(s): country[30]

  • Community tags: country[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e3d0da79-2006-472c-8338-2ea2e259058b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Leon Payne was born on June 15, 1917[2].

Career and Affiliations

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

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Leon Payne is You've Still Got a Place in My Heart[11].

Death and Burial

Leon Payne died on September 11, 1969[3]. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Park[9].

Why It Matters

Leon Payne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Leon Payne do for work?

Leon Payne worked as singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], songwriter[6], and recording artist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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