Michael Lang

American concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022)
Person human Q720768
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Michael Lang

Summary

Michael Lang is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on December 11, 1944[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 8, 2022[5]. He worked as a record producer[6], promoter[7], music promoter[8], entrepreneur[9], and talent manager[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month, #6,761 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Michael Lang was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Michael Lang died in New York City[4].
  • Michael Lang was born on December 11, 1944[3].
  • Michael Lang died on January 8, 2022[5].
  • Michael Lang held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Michael Lang's native language[13].
  • Michael Lang is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[14].
  • Michael Lang worked as a record producer[6].
  • Michael Lang worked as a promoter[7].
  • Michael Lang worked as a music promoter[8].
  • Michael Lang worked as an entrepreneur[9].
  • Michael Lang's professions included talent manager[10].
  • Michael Lang's field of work was entrepreneurship[15].
  • Michael Lang's field of work was music[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Michael Lang is Woodstock Festival[17].
  • Michael Lang received the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album[18].
  • Michael Lang is recorded as male[19].
  • Michael Lang's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Michael Lang's Commons category is recorded as Michael Lang (producer)[21].
  • The cause of death was non-Hodgkin lymphoma[22].
  • Michael Lang's family name is recorded as Lang[23].
  • Michael Lang's given name is recorded as Michael[24].
  • Michael Lang's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Michael Lang's described by source is recorded as Michael Lang, a Force Behind the Woodstock Festival, Dies at 77[26].
  • Michael Lang'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: 1944-12-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-01-08[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d61b80cb-baef-41ba-b408-388693ee53b2[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Lang's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on December 11, 1944[3]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[14]. English was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[6], promoter[7], music promoter[8], entrepreneur[9], and talent manager[10]. Fields of work include entrepreneurship[15], an academic major[33] and music[16], a type of arts[34].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Michael Lang is Woodstock Festival[17].

Recognition

Michael Lang received the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album[18].

Death and Burial

Michael Lang died on January 8, 2022[5]. He died in New York City[4]. The cause of death was non-Hodgkin lymphoma[22].

Why It Matters

Michael Lang ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month, #6,761 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Michael Lang born?

Michael Lang was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Michael Lang die?

Michael Lang died in New York City[4].

What did Michael Lang do for work?

Michael Lang worked as record producer[6], promoter[7], music promoter[8], entrepreneur[9], and talent manager[10].

What awards did Michael Lang receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Historical Album[18].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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