Luther Allison

American blues guitarist (1939–1997)
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Luther Allison

Summary

Luther Allison is a human[1]. Born in Widener[2], he… he was born on August 17, 1939[3]. He died in Madison[4]. He died on August 12, 1997[5]. He worked as a guitarist[6], musician[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Luther Allison's place of birth was Widener[2].
  • Luther Allison's place of birth was Mayflower[10].
  • Luther Allison died in Madison[4].
  • Luther Allison was born on August 17, 1939[3].
  • Luther Allison died on August 12, 1997[5].
  • Burial took place at Washington Memory Gardens[11].
  • Luther Allison held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Luther Allison is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Luther Allison's professions included guitarist[6].
  • Luther Allison worked as a musician[7].
  • Luther Allison's professions included singer[8].
  • Luther Allison's field of work was music[14].
  • Luther Allison's field of work was blues[15].
  • Luther Allison was a member of Luther Allison and the Blue Nebulae[16].
  • Luther Allison is recorded as male[17].
  • Luther Allison's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Luther Allison's genre is blues[19].
  • Luther Allison's record label is recorded as Delmark Records[20].
  • Luther Allison's record label is recorded as Blind Pig Records[21].
  • Luther Allison's record label is recorded as Motown[22].
  • Luther Allison's record label is recorded as Alligator Records[23].
  • Luther Allison's Commons category is recorded as Luther Allison[24].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[25].
  • Luther Allison's family name is recorded as Allison[26].
  • Luther Allison's given name is recorded as Luther[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: 1939-08-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997-08-12[31]

  • Genre(s): blues, blues rock, chicago blues, electric blues[32]

  • Community tags: blues, blues rock, chicago blues, electric blues[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 11cb567e-ecac-4226-8944-f862440e8bca[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Widener[2], a town in the United States[35], in United States[36] and Mayflower[10], a city in the United States[37], in United States[38]. Luther Allison was born on August 17, 1939[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[6], musician[7], and singer[8]. Fields of work include music[14], a type of arts[39] and blues[15], a music genre[40], founded in 1890[41].

Death and Burial

Luther Allison died on August 12, 1997[5]. He died in Madison[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[25]. Burial took place at Washington Memory Gardens[11].

Why It Matters

Luther Allison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Luther Allison born?

Luther Allison's place of birth was Widener[2].

Where did Luther Allison die?

Luther Allison passed away in Madison[4].

What did Luther Allison do for work?

Luther Allison worked as guitarist[6], musician[7], and singer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Encyclopedia of Arkansas. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Encyclopedia of Arkansas. wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Encyclopedia of Arkansas. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Encyclopedia of Arkansas. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Encyclopedia of Arkansas. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . International Standard Name Identifier. 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation guitarist, musician, singer
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  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Member of Luther Allison and the Blue Nebulae
    Place of death Madison
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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