Papa Charlie McCoy

American delta blues musician and songwriter (1909-1950)
Person human Q2050481
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Papa Charlie McCoy

Summary

Papa Charlie McCoy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jackson[2]. He was born on May 26, 1909[3]. He died in Chicago[4]. He died on July 26, 1950[5]. He worked as a musician[6], guitarist[7], and mandolinist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Papa Charlie McCoy was born in Jackson[2].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy died in Chicago[4].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy was born on May 26, 1909[3].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy was born on May 26, 1911[10].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy died on July 26, 1950[5].
  • Burial took place at Restvale Cemetery[11].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy worked as a musician[6].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy worked as a guitarist[7].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's professions included mandolinist[8].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy is recorded as male[13].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's genre is blues[15].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy was part of the conflict World War II[16].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's family name is recorded as McCoy[17].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's given name is recorded as Charles[18].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's instrument is recorded as mandolin[20].
  • Papa Charlie McCoy's sibling is recorded as Kansas Joe McCoy[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1909-05-26[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1950-07-26[25]

  • Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, delta blues[26]

  • Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, delta blues[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 76685710-5990-4186-9601-8e8084a424ff[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Jackson[2], Papa Charlie McCoy… Recorded date of birth include May 26, 1909[3] and May 26, 1911[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], guitarist[7], and mandolinist[8].

Death and Burial

Papa Charlie McCoy died on July 26, 1950[5]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He is buried at Restvale Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Papa Charlie McCoy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Papa Charlie McCoy born?

Papa Charlie McCoy's place of birth was Jackson[2].

Where did Papa Charlie McCoy die?

Papa Charlie McCoy passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Papa Charlie McCoy do for work?

Papa Charlie McCoy worked as musician[6], guitarist[7], and mandolinist[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. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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