Mel Brown

American jazz drummer
Person human Q6810662
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Mel Brown

Summary

Mel Brown is a human[1]. Born in Portland[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1944[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4], drummer[5], bookkeeper[6], committee member[7], and performing artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Portland[2], Mel Brown…
  • Mel Brown was born on January 1, 1944[3].
  • Mel Brown held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Mel Brown is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Mel Brown worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Mel Brown's professions included drummer[5].
  • Mel Brown's professions included bookkeeper[6].
  • Mel Brown's professions included committee member[7].
  • Mel Brown worked as a performing artist[8].
  • Mel Brown's education included a stint at Portland State University[12].
  • Mel Brown was influenced by Stevie Wonder[13].
  • Mel Brown is recorded as male[14].
  • Mel Brown's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mel Brown's record label is recorded as Motown[16].
  • Mel Brown's Commons category is recorded as Mel Brown (drummer)[17].
  • Mel Brown's residence is recorded as Portland[18].
  • Mel Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[19].
  • Mel Brown's given name is recorded as Q4563684[20].
  • Mel Brown's instrument is recorded as drum kit[21].
  • Mel Brown's significant person is recorded as Marvin Gay[22].
  • Mel Brown's significant person is recorded as Diana Ross[23].
  • Mel Brown's significant person is recorded as Tommy Chong[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1944[27]

  • Genre(s): jazz[28]

  • Community tags: jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 68d84182-9f3d-4b65-a48a-cdd37249064b[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Mel Brown was born in Portland[2]. He was born on January 1, 1944[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Education

Mel Brown's education included a stint at Portland State University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], drummer[5], bookkeeper[6], committee member[7], and performing artist[8].

Why It Matters

Mel Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Mel Brown born?

Mel Brown was born in Portland[2].

What did Mel Brown do for work?

Mel Brown worked as jazz musician[4], drummer[5], bookkeeper[6], committee member[7], and performing artist[8].

Where did Mel Brown go to school?

Mel Brown was educated at Portland State University[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . opb.org. opb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . opb.org. opb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Oregonian. infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.proxy.library.oregonstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . opb.org. opb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . oregonencyclopedia.org. oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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