Nappy Brown

American R&B singer (1929–2008)
Person human Q1965052
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Nappy Brown

Summary

Nappy Brown is a human[1]. He was born in Charlotte[2]. He was born on October 12, 1929[3]. He passed away in Charlotte[4]. He died on September 20, 2008[5]. He worked as a singer[6], composer[7], and singer-songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Charlotte[2], Nappy Brown…
  • Nappy Brown died in Charlotte[4].
  • Nappy Brown was born on October 12, 1929[3].
  • Nappy Brown died on September 20, 2008[5].
  • Nappy Brown died on October 20, 2008[10].
  • Nappy Brown held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Nappy Brown's professions included singer[6].
  • Nappy Brown's professions included composer[7].
  • Nappy Brown worked as a singer-songwriter[8].
  • Nappy Brown is recorded as male[12].
  • Nappy Brown's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Nappy Brown's genre is blues[14].
  • Nappy Brown's record label is recorded as Black Top Records[15].
  • Nappy Brown's Commons category is recorded as Nappy Brown[16].
  • Nappy Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[17].
  • Nappy Brown's given name is recorded as Napoleon[18].
  • Nappy Brown's pseudonym is recorded as Nappy Brown[19].
  • Nappy Brown's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Nappy Brown's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp'}[21].
  • Nappy Brown's start of work period is recorded as 1954[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1929-10-12[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-09-20[26]

  • Genre(s): blues, r&b[27]

  • Community tags: blues, r&b[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8f9fe421-4255-485e-8180-638fbe1f3401[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Charlotte[2], Nappy Brown… he was born on October 12, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 20, 2008[5] and October 20, 2008[10]. Nappy Brown passed away in Charlotte[4].

Why It Matters

Nappy Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Nappy Brown born?

Born in Charlotte[2], Nappy Brown…

Where did Nappy Brown die?

Nappy Brown passed away in Charlotte[4].

What did Nappy Brown do for work?

Nappy Brown worked as singer[6], composer[7], and singer-songwriter[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . piedmonttalent.com. piedmonttalent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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