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Paul Cotton

American musician
Person human Q18392415

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
February 26, 1943
Date of death
August 1, 2021
Place of birth
Fort Rucker
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
singer-songwriter, songwriter, musician, guitarist
Genre
rock music, country rock, country music, pop music[11][12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Birth name
Norman Paul Cotton[21]
Described by source
Paul Cotton, Mainstay of the Country-Rock Band Poco, Dies at 78[19]
End of work period
2021[24]
Family name
Cotton[16]
Given name
Paul[17]
Instrument
guitar[18]
Member of
Illinois Speed Press[9]
Name in native language
Paul Cotton[22]
Record label
Columbia Records[15]
Start of work period
1968[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Norman Paul Cotton en Paul Cotton ar بول كوتن ja ポール・コットン tr Norman Paul Cotton
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000053895283
VIAF cluster ID
143743126
Library of Congress authority ID
no2005059935
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
PaulCottonPoco07.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000018444
Carnegie Hall agent ID
124641
Discogs artist ID
563253
Facebook username
paul.c.poco
Freebase ID
/m/01258vxr
MusicBrainz artist ID
a44b2a39-1af4-4a12-9e1e-31789d265380
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000065311
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX896588
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Prabook ID
2176409
Rate Your Music artist ID
paul_cotton
SecondHandSongs artist ID
44218
Songkick artist ID
76021
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdgXbcdhrYjqqwDR34KBP

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🔗 Connections
Genre 4
rock music, pop music, country music, country rock
Occupation 4
musician, songwriter, singer-songwriter, guitarist
Mb:member of band 2
Poco, Illinois Speed Press
Mb:writer 2
Heart of the Night, Heart of the Night
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Cotton
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Fort Rucker
Record label 1
Columbia Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Paul Cotton was born on February 26, 1943[1], in Fort Rucker[2]. He died on August 1, 2021[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], and guitarist[7].

FAQs

Where was Paul Cotton born?

Paul Cotton's place of birth was Fort Rucker[2].

What did Paul Cotton do for work?

Paul Cotton worked as a singer-songwriter[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], and guitarist[7].

Related Entities

Columbia Records United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [3] ↑ . 1430wcmy.com. 1430wcmy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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