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Lonnie Brooks

American blues singer and guitarist (1933–2017)
Person Human Q1869627

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 18, 1933
Date of death
April 1, 2017
Place of birth
St. Landry Parish
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
musician, singer, guitarist, recording artist
Child
Ronnie Baker Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks[10][11]
Genre
blues[14]
Official website
www.lonniebrooks.com[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Discography
Lonnie Brooks discography[18]
Family name
Brooks[19]
Given name
Lonnie (first name)[20]
Instrument
guitar, voice[22][23]
Place of burial
Lincoln Cemetery[9]
Record label
Capitol Records, Alligator Records, Chess Records[15][16][17]
Start of work period
1953[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lonnie Brooks ar لوني بروكس ja ロニー・ブルックス nl Lonny Brooks ru Лонни Брукс tr Lonny Brooks
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
100313144
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81080337
GND ID
134337522
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lonnie Brooks 1975.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000227607
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138918786
Billboard artist ID
lonnie-brooks
CONOR.SI ID
301903715
DDB person (GND) ID
134337522
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134337522
Discogs artist ID
437876
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Europeana entity
agent/base/77092
FAST ID
76131
Film.ru person ID
lonni-bruks
Find a Grave memorial ID
178044279
Freebase ID
/m/01k5vnp
HAND ID
D728-CDC9-EA01-4D3E-A5AC
IMDb ID
nm0112120
IdRef ID
250658127
KANTO ID
000206444
Kinobox person ID
842031
Last.fm ID
Lonnie+Brooks
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
15085
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000052782
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810606325505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071994122
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810104519675
Rate Your Music artist ID
lonnie_brooks
Rock's Backpages artist ID
lonnie-brooks
SBN author ID
LO1V177628
SNAC ARK ID
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Songkick artist ID
277944
Spotify artist ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/295900bc-cfcd-48fd-a354-3306d9eb8604

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
singer, musician, guitarist, recording artist
Record label 3
Capitol Records, Chess Records, Alligator Records
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:parent 2
Ronnie Baker Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks
Child 1
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Children (paternal) 1
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Brooks
Genre 1
blues
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
St. Landry Parish
Place of death 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Lonnie Brooks was born on December 18, 1933[1], in St. Landry Parish[2]. He died on April 1, 2017[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as a musician[5], singer[6], guitarist[7], and recording artist[8].

FAQs

Where was Lonnie Brooks born?

Lonnie Brooks's place of birth was St. Landry Parish[2].

Where did Lonnie Brooks die?

Lonnie Brooks died in Chicago[4].

What did Lonnie Brooks do for work?

Lonnie Brooks worked as a musician[5], singer[6], guitarist[7], and recording artist[8].

Related Entities

Capitol Records Chess Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wxrt.cbslocal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    HAND ID → D728-CDC9-EA01-4D3E-A5AC
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → guitar, voice
    Place of birth → St. Landry Parish
    Discography → Lonnie Brooks discography
    Child → Ronnie Baker Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks
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