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Long John Hunter

American Texas blues guitarist (1931–2016)
Person Human Q3259030

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 13, 1931, July 31, 1931[8]
Date of death
January 4, 2016
Place of birth
Ringgold
Place of death
Phoenix
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
singer, songwriter, recording artist
Genre
blues[11]
Birth name
John Thurman Hunter Jr.[20]
Discography
Long John Hunter discography[13]
Family name
Hunter[14]
Given name
John, Thurman[15][16]
Instrument
guitar, voice[18][19]
Pseudonym
Long John Hunter[17]
Record label
Alligator Records[12]
Start of work period
1953[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Thurman Hunter Jr. en Long John Hunter ar لونغ جون هنتر da John Thurman Hunter Jr. de John Thurman Hunter Jr. es John Thurman Hunter Jr. fa لانگ جان هانتر fi John Thurman Hunter Jr. fr John Thurman Hunter Jr. hu John Thurman Hunter Jr. it John Thurman Hunter Jr. nl John Thurman Hunter Jr. pl John Thurman Hunter Jr. pt John Thurman Hunter Jr. ro John Thurman Hunter Jr. ru Джон Тарман Хантер-младший ru Лонг Джон Хантер sv John Thurman Hunter Jr. tr John Thurman Hunter Jr.
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000080037487
VIAF cluster ID
76510156
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no97069509
BIBSYS ID
3086314
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139914350
Discogs artist ID
583331
Europeana entity
agent/base/130236
Freebase ID
/m/0h665l3
Genius artist ID
Long-john-hunter
Genius artist numeric ID
387089
MusicBrainz artist ID
3051925f-d398-4261-af56-0c60d660aa1d
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000026663
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Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095951104
Prabook ID
2237982
SecondHandSongs artist ID
93135
Songkick artist ID
541814
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/81deab22-981d-429c-a1ed-1cc7d7216ccf
Yandex Music artist ID
304398

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
singer, songwriter, recording artist
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Hunter
Genre 1
blues
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Mb:performer of 1
Lone Star Shootout
Place of birth 1
Ringgold
Place of death 1
Phoenix
Record label 1
Alligator Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Long John Hunter was born on July 13, 1931[1], in Ringgold[2]. He died on January 4, 2016[3], in Phoenix[4]. He worked as a singer[5], songwriter[6], and recording artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Long John Hunter born?

Long John Hunter was born in Ringgold[2].

Where did Long John Hunter die?

Long John Hunter died in Phoenix[4].

What did Long John Hunter do for work?

Long John Hunter worked as a singer[5], songwriter[6], and recording artist[7].

Related Entities

United States

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  12. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57986: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 9w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John, Thurman
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → singer, songwriter, recording artist
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: Added mzn:لانگ جان هانتر"
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