Richard "Pistol" Allen

African-American soul drummer
Person human Q7323525
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Richard "Pistol" Allen

Summary

Richard "Pistol" Allen is a human[1]. He was born in Memphis[2]. He was born on August 13, 1932[3]. He passed away in Detroit[4]. He died on June 30, 2002[5]. He worked as a musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's place of birth was Memphis[2].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen died in Detroit[4].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen was born on August 13, 1932[3].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen died on June 30, 2002[5].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's professions included musician[6].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen is recorded as male[9].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's genre is soul[11].
  • The cause of death was cancer[12].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's family name is recorded as Allen[13].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's given name is recorded as Richard[14].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[15].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's instrument is recorded as drum kit[16].
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen's start of work period is recorded as 1959[17].

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[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1932-08-12[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-06-30[21]

  • Genre(s): soul[22]

  • Community tags: session, soul[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e5a01235-5cdd-4e57-a290-8e9b16d7f3ce[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Memphis[2], Richard "Pistol" Allen… he was born on August 13, 1932[3].

Career and Affiliations

Richard "Pistol" Allen worked as a musician[6].

Death and Burial

Richard "Pistol" Allen died on June 30, 2002[5]. He passed away in Detroit[4]. The cause of death was cancer[12].

Why It Matters

Richard "Pistol" Allen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Richard "Pistol" Allen born?

Born in Memphis[2], Richard "Pistol" Allen…

Where did Richard "Pistol" Allen die?

Richard "Pistol" Allen passed away in Detroit[4].

What did Richard "Pistol" Allen do for work?

Richard "Pistol" Allen worked as musician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . 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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