Red Holloway

American jazz saxophonist (1927–2012)
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Red Holloway

Summary

Red Holloway is a human[1]. His place of birth was Helena[2]. He was born on May 31, 1927[3]. He died in Morro Bay[4]. He died on February 25, 2012[5]. He worked as a saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Helena[2], Red Holloway…
  • Red Holloway passed away in Morro Bay[4].
  • Red Holloway was born on May 31, 1927[3].
  • Red Holloway died on February 25, 2012[5].
  • Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10].
  • Red Holloway held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Red Holloway's professions included saxophonist[6].
  • Red Holloway worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Red Holloway's professions included singer[8].
  • Red Holloway is recorded as male[12].
  • Red Holloway's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Red Holloway's genre is jazz[14].
  • Red Holloway's record label is recorded as Fantasy[15].
  • Red Holloway's Commons category is recorded as Red Holloway[16].
  • The cause of death was stroke[17].
  • Red Holloway's family name is recorded as Holloway[18].
  • Red Holloway's given name is recorded as Red[19].
  • Red Holloway's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Red Holloway's instrument is recorded as saxophone[21].
  • Red Holloway's instrument is recorded as voice[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1927-05-31[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-02-25[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz, soul jazz[27]

  • Community tags: jazz, soul jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1224ac14-49f6-4e67-920c-787f5fb28591[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Red Holloway was born in Helena[2]. He was born on May 31, 1927[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8].

Death and Burial

Red Holloway died on February 25, 2012[5]. He died in Morro Bay[4]. The cause of death was stroke[17]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10].

Why It Matters

Red Holloway ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Red Holloway born?

Red Holloway's place of birth was Helena[2].

Where did Red Holloway die?

Red Holloway died in Morro Bay[4].

What did Red Holloway do for work?

Red Holloway worked as saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[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. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . articles.latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Red
    Family name Holloway
    Country of citizenship United States
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