Michael Burks

American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1957–2012)
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Michael Burks

Summary

Michael Burks is a human[1]. His place of birth was Milwaukee[2]. He was born on July 30, 1957[3]. He passed away in Atlanta[4]. He died on May 6, 2012[5]. He worked as a singer[6], guitarist[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Milwaukee[2], Michael Burks…
  • Michael Burks passed away in Atlanta[4].
  • Michael Burks was born on July 30, 1957[3].
  • Michael Burks died on May 6, 2012[5].
  • Michael Burks held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Michael Burks's professions included singer[6].
  • Michael Burks's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Michael Burks worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Michael Burks is recorded as male[11].
  • Michael Burks's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Michael Burks's genre is electric blues[13].
  • Michael Burks's Commons category is recorded as Michael Burks[14].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].
  • Michael Burks's family name is recorded as Burks[16].
  • Michael Burks's given name is recorded as Michael[17].
  • Michael Burks's official website is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20120525020718/http://www.michaelburks.com/[18].
  • Michael Burks's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Michael Burks's instrument is recorded as guitar[20].
  • Michael Burks's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Michael Burks's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Michael Burks's different from is recorded as Michael Burks[23].
  • Michael Burks's start of work period is recorded as 2012[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: 1957-07-30[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-05-06[28]

  • Genre(s): blues, electric blues[29]

  • Community tags: blues, electric blues[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 090c5dfd-9d8a-42dc-a555-8d566d8680c9[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Burks's place of birth was Milwaukee[2]. He was born on July 30, 1957[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], guitarist[7], and songwriter[8].

Death and Burial

Michael Burks died on May 6, 2012[5]. He passed away in Atlanta[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].

Why It Matters

Michael Burks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Michael Burks born?

Michael Burks's place of birth was Milwaukee[2].

Where did Michael Burks die?

Michael Burks died in Atlanta[4].

What did Michael Burks do for work?

Michael Burks worked as singer[6], guitarist[7], and songwriter[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . global.christianpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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