Papa John Creach

American violinist (1917–1994)
Person human Q1350441
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Papa John Creach

Summary

Papa John Creach is a human[1]. His place of birth was Beaver Falls[2]. He was born on May 28, 1917[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on February 22, 1994[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and fiddler[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month, #7,123 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Papa John Creach was born in Beaver Falls[2].
  • Papa John Creach passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Papa John Creach was born on May 28, 1917[3].
  • Papa John Creach died on February 22, 1994[5].
  • Papa John Creach held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Papa John Creach's native language[10].
  • Papa John Creach is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Papa John Creach's professions included musician[6].
  • Papa John Creach worked as a fiddler[7].
  • Papa John Creach was a member of Jefferson Airplane[12].
  • Papa John Creach is recorded as male[13].
  • Papa John Creach's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Papa John Creach's genre is blues[15].
  • Papa John Creach's genre is bluegrass music[16].
  • Papa John Creach's family name is recorded as Creach[17].
  • Papa John Creach's given name is recorded as Papa[18].
  • Papa John Creach's instrument is recorded as jazz violin[19].
  • Papa John Creach's instrument is recorded as fiddle[20].
  • Papa John Creach's instrument is recorded as violin[21].
  • Papa John Creach's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[22].
  • Papa John Creach's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Papa John Creach's topic has template is recorded as Template:Papa John Creach[24].
  • Papa John Creach's start of work period is recorded as 1935[25].
  • Papa John Creach's writing language is recorded as English[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1917-05-28[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-02-22[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1148d2a9-cd76-48e9-baaa-4a22b9656d5b[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Papa John Creach was born in Beaver Falls[2]. He was born on May 28, 1917[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and fiddler[7].

Death and Burial

Papa John Creach died on February 22, 1994[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Papa John Creach ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month, #7,123 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Papa John Creach born?

Born in Beaver Falls[2], Papa John Creach…

Where did Papa John Creach die?

Papa John Creach died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Papa John Creach do for work?

Papa John Creach worked as musician[6] and fiddler[7].

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. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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