Paul Clayton

American folksinger and folklorist (1931–1967)
Person human Q5609767
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Paul Clayton

Summary

Paul Clayton is a human[1]. He was born on March 3, 1931[2]. He died on March 30, 1967[3]. He worked as a singer[4], musicologist[5], and songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Paul Clayton was born on March 3, 1931[2].
  • Paul Clayton died on March 30, 1967[3].
  • Paul Clayton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Paul Clayton's professions included singer[4].
  • Paul Clayton's professions included musicologist[5].
  • Paul Clayton worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Paul Clayton was educated at University of Virginia[9].
  • Paul Clayton is recorded as male[10].
  • Paul Clayton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Paul Clayton's genre is traditional folk music[12].
  • Paul Clayton's record label is recorded as Folkways Records[13].
  • Paul Clayton's record label is recorded as Elektra[14].
  • The cause of death was electrocution[15].
  • Paul Clayton's family name is recorded as Worthington[16].
  • Paul Clayton's given name is recorded as Paul[17].
  • Paul Clayton's given name is recorded as Clayton[18].
  • Paul Clayton's pseudonym is recorded as Paul Clayton[19].
  • Paul Clayton's manner of death is recorded as suicide[20].
  • Paul Clayton's instrument is recorded as guitar[21].
  • Paul Clayton's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Paul Clayton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Paul Clayton's birth name is recorded as Paul Clayton Worthington[24].
  • Paul Clayton's start of work period is recorded as 1950[25].
  • Paul Clayton's copyright representative is recorded as Broadcast Music, Inc.[26].
  • Paul Clayton's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1931-03-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1967-03-30[31]

  • Genre(s): ballad, folk, sea shanty[32]

  • Community tags: ballad, folk, sea shanty[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 86e859ea-6cd1-410f-b12c-deb4829d6153[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Clayton was born on March 3, 1931[2].

Education

Paul Clayton was educated at University of Virginia[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], musicologist[5], and songwriter[6].

Death and Burial

Paul Clayton died on March 30, 1967[3]. The cause of death was electrocution[15].

Why It Matters

Paul Clayton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Paul Clayton do for work?

Paul Clayton worked as singer[4], musicologist[5], and songwriter[6].

Where did Paul Clayton go to school?

Paul Clayton was educated at University of Virginia[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, musicologist, songwriter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Paul, Clayton
    Songkick artist id 212475
    Family name Worthington
    Freebase id /m/09n97k
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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