Meade Lux Lewis

Summary

Meade Lux Lewis is a human^[1]. Born in Chicago^[2], he… he was born on September 4, 1905^[3]. He passed away in Minneapolis^[4]. He died on June 7, 1964^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], pianist^[7], and jazz musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Meade Lux Lewis was born in Chicago^[2].
• Meade Lux Lewis passed away in Minneapolis^[4].
• Meade Lux Lewis was born on September 4, 1905^[3].
• Meade Lux Lewis died on June 7, 1964^[5].
• Meade Lux Lewis held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Meade Lux Lewis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[11].
• Meade Lux Lewis's professions included composer^[6].
• Meade Lux Lewis's professions included pianist^[7].
• Meade Lux Lewis worked as a jazz musician^[8].
• Meade Lux Lewis is recorded as male^[12].
• Meade Lux Lewis's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Meade Lux Lewis's genre is jazz^[14].
• Meade Lux Lewis's genre is boogie-woogie^[15].
• Meade Lux Lewis's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[16].
• Meade Lux Lewis's record label is recorded as Paramount^[17].
• Meade Lux Lewis's Commons category is recorded as Meade Lux Lewis^[18].
• Meade Lux Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis^[19].
• Meade Lux Lewis's instrument is recorded as piano^[20].
• Meade Lux Lewis's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[21].
• Meade Lux Lewis's start of work period is recorded as 1964^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1905-09-04^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 1964-06-07^[26]

• Genre(s): blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, piano blues^[27]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, piano blues^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: abb415f3-a991-4fa7-b47a-674ab86fe060^[29]

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Origins and Family

Meade Lux Lewis's place of birth was Chicago^[2]. He was born on September 4, 1905^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], pianist^[7], and jazz musician^[8].

Death and Burial

Meade Lux Lewis died on June 7, 1964^[5]. He died in Minneapolis^[4].

Why It Matters

Meade Lux Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Where was Meade Lux Lewis born?

Meade Lux Lewis's place of birth was Chicago^[2].

Where did Meade Lux Lewis die?

Meade Lux Lewis passed away in Minneapolis^[4].

What did Meade Lux Lewis do for work?

Meade Lux Lewis worked as composer^[6], pianist^[7], and jazz musician^[8].