Lord Burgess

American musician and songwriter (1924–2019)
Person human Q1869869
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Lord Burgess

Summary

Lord Burgess is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on July 28, 1924[3]. He died in Queens[4]. He died on November 29, 2019[5]. He worked as a composer[6], lyricist[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Lord Burgess…
  • Lord Burgess was born in New York City[10].
  • Lord Burgess passed away in Queens[4].
  • Lord Burgess was born on July 28, 1924[3].
  • Lord Burgess died on November 29, 2019[5].
  • Lord Burgess held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Lord Burgess is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Lord Burgess worked as a composer[6].
  • Lord Burgess worked as a lyricist[7].
  • Lord Burgess worked as a musician[8].
  • Lord Burgess was educated at Juilliard School[13].
  • Lord Burgess is recorded as male[14].
  • Lord Burgess's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Lord Burgess's genre is folk music[16].
  • Lord Burgess's genre is calypso[17].
  • The cause of death was heart failure[18].
  • Lord Burgess's family name is recorded as Burgie[19].
  • Lord Burgess's given name is recorded as Irving[20].
  • Lord Burgess's given name is recorded as Louis[21].
  • Lord Burgess's pseudonym is recorded as Lord Burgess[22].
  • Lord Burgess's pseudonym is recorded as Irving Burgess[23].
  • Lord Burgess's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Lord Burgess's described by source is recorded as Irving Burgie, Who Wrote Calypso Hits for Harry Belafonte, Dies at 95[25].
  • Lord Burgess's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[26].
  • Lord Burgess's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1924-07-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-11-29[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 456987c7-2eb1-4bde-8c3f-6bd8e0b2dc27[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Brooklyn[2], a borough of New York City[33], in United States[34], founded in 1634[35] and New York City[10], a global city[36], in United States[37], founded in 1624[38]. Lord Burgess was born on July 28, 1924[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Education

Lord Burgess's education included a stint at Juilliard School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], lyricist[7], and musician[8].

Death and Burial

Lord Burgess died on November 29, 2019[5]. He passed away in Queens[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[18].

Why It Matters

Lord Burgess ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Lord Burgess born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Lord Burgess…

Where did Lord Burgess die?

Lord Burgess died in Queens[4].

What did Lord Burgess do for work?

Lord Burgess worked as composer[6], lyricist[7], and musician[8].

Where did Lord Burgess go to school?

Lord Burgess was educated at Juilliard School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . loopnewsbarbados.com. loopnewsbarbados.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Juilliard School
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