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Papa Celestin

American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist (1884–1954)
Person Human Q539159

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1884
Date of death
December 15, 1954
Place of birth
Napoleonville
Place of death
New Orleans
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
trumpeter, bandleader, jazz musician, singer, cornetist
Genre
jazz[14]
Cause of death
cancer[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[21]
Family name
Celestin[17]
Given name
Papa[18]
Instrument
trumpet[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[24]
Place of burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery[10]
Record label
OKeh Records[15]
Start of work period
1910[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oscar Phillip Celestin en Papa Celestin en Oscar Celestin en Oscar Papa Celestin cs Oscar Celestin de Oscar Phillip Celestin ja パパ・セレスティン ko 오스카 셀레스틴 ko 파파 셀레스틴
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000055130401
VIAF cluster ID
2655655
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85374323
GND ID
136433340
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CelestinPicou1950Kubrick.JPG ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
5615
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001574169
American National Biography ID
1800193
BIBSYS ID
3007797
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138923035
DAHR artist ID
105200
Discogs artist ID
326842
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Europeana entity
agent/base/85777
FAST ID
174574
Find a Grave memorial ID
66797114
Freebase ID
/m/0dfnn9
Grove Music Online ID
A2227938
HAND ID
1221-166D-EB36-E95F-5D98
IMDb ID
nm5321709
Kinobox person ID
1518409
MusicBrainz artist ID
1f4d662d-f5bd-4d8a-9e37-7ce7ea8d09ec
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000016448
NL CR AUT ID
xx0152490
NUKAT ID
n2011167620
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095557396
SecondHandSongs artist ID
181429
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfx9WjY38RVDFjbXdhvHC
Yale LUX ID
person/66057d8a-20c5-45a1-97a8-30edd0adf477

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
bandleader, trumpeter, jazz musician
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
trumpet
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Napoleonville
Place of death 1
New Orleans
Record label 1
OKeh Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Papa Celestin was born on 1884[1] in Napoleonville[2]. He died on December 15, 1954[3], in New Orleans[4]. He worked as a trumpeter[5], bandleader[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and cornetist[9].

FAQs

Where was Papa Celestin born?

Papa Celestin's place of birth was Napoleonville[2].

Where did Papa Celestin die?

Papa Celestin passed away in New Orleans[4].

What did Papa Celestin do for work?

Papa Celestin worked as a trumpeter[5], bandleader[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and cornetist[9].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    "Created claim: Manner of death: natural causes, см. / see autofix на / on P509"
  2. 18w ago · Cris2020 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death → cancer
    "Created claim: Cause of death: cancer"
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