Papa Charlie Jackson

American bluesman and songster
Person human Q322760
Papa Charlie Jackson
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Papa Charlie Jackson

Summary

Papa Charlie Jackson is a human[1]. Born in New Orleans[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1885[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on 1938[5]. He worked as a street artist[6], musician[7], singer[8], and banjoist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Papa Charlie Jackson was born in New Orleans[2].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson was born on January 1, 1885[3].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson died on 1938[5].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson died on May 7, 1938[11].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson is buried at Lincoln Cemetery[12].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's professions included street artist[6].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's professions included musician[7].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's professions included singer[8].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson worked as a banjoist[9].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson is recorded as male[15].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's genre is blues[17].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's record label is recorded as Paramount[18].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's family name is recorded as Jackson[19].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's given name is recorded as Papa[20].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's instrument is recorded as banjo[21].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Papa Charlie Jackson's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1887-11-10[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1938-05-07[27]

  • Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, country blues[28]

  • Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, country blues[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c0b0d027-826a-4d22-97db-d89256302a8b[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Papa Charlie Jackson was born in New Orleans[2]. He was born on January 1, 1885[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include street artist[6], musician[7], singer[8], and banjoist[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1938[5] and May 7, 1938[11]. Papa Charlie Jackson passed away in Chicago[4]. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Papa Charlie Jackson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Papa Charlie Jackson born?

Born in New Orleans[2], Papa Charlie Jackson…

Where did Papa Charlie Jackson die?

Papa Charlie Jackson died in Chicago[4].

What did Papa Charlie Jackson do for work?

Papa Charlie Jackson worked as street artist[6], musician[7], singer[8], and banjoist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth New Orleans
    Occupation
    Genre blues
    Instance of human
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