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Richie Kamuca

American musician (1930-1977)
Person human Q487942

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 23, 1930
Date of death
July 22, 1977
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
jazz musician, saxophonist, recording artist, musician
Genre
jazz[11]
Cause of death
cancer[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Discography
Richie Kamuca discography[13]
Family name
Kamuca[15]
Given name
Richard[16]
Instrument
oboe, saxophone[18][19]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Name in native language
Richie Kamuca[21]
P14750
5240-BC0F-0322-EF2F-1FF4[23]
Record label
Capitol Records[12]
Start of work period
1951[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Kamuca en Richie Kamuca cs Richard Kamuca da Richard Kamuca de Richard „Richie“ Kamuca de Kamuca de Richard Kamuca es Richard Kamuca fi Richard Kamuca fr Richard Kamuca hu Richard Kamuca it Richard Kamuca ja リッチー・カミューカ ja リッチー・カムカ nl Richard Kamuca pl Richard Kamuca pt Richard Kamuca ro Richard Kamuca sv Richard Kamuca tr Richard Kamuca
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000080869945
VIAF cluster ID
7574329
Library of Congress authority ID
n81071195
GND ID
134754670
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ritchie Kamuca & Shelly Manne.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000852098
American Film Institute person ID
130770
BIBSYS ID
6030097
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138958398
CONOR.SI ID
223130979
CiNii Research ID
1140563741716730112
DAHR artist ID
324573
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DBC author ID
87097991172119
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134754670
Discogs artist ID
360222
Europeana entity
agent/base/96288
Freebase ID
/m/01s_0w7
GTAA ID
116759
Grove Music Online ID
J241200
IMDb ID
nm0436987
IdRef ID
15965811X
Kinobox person ID
269496
MusicBrainz artist ID
1496ba5b-efc6-4c77-a909-78e9faf4f863
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000021194
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09356212
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002159362
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012847872005171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1740277
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
098544764
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100029431
Prabook ID
1943686
RERO ID (legacy)
A003440629
SBN author ID
UM1V029407
SNAC ARK ID
w60k3626
SecondHandSongs artist ID
42982
TMDB person ID
3896932
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvMyVpBTCFjVbTGpdDjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/75aa2561-15e5-465a-96cf-cae4149a5cbd

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 3
Jazz Erotica, Just Friends, Tenors Head-On
Occupation 3
saxophonist, jazz musician, recording artist
Instrument 2
saxophone, oboe
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Shelly Manne & His Men
Place of birth 1
Philadelphia
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Record label 1
Capitol Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Richie Kamuca was born on July 23, 1930[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on July 22, 1977[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], saxophonist[6], recording artist[7], and musician[8].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1930-07-23[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-07-22[27]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz[28]

  • Community tags: cool jazz, jazz, saxophonist[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1496ba5b-efc6-4c77-a909-78e9faf4f863[30]

FAQs

Where was Richie Kamuca born?

Richie Kamuca's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did Richie Kamuca die?

Richie Kamuca passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Richie Kamuca do for work?

Richie Kamuca worked as a jazz musician[5], saxophonist[6], recording artist[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Capitol Records Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5240-BC0F-0322-EF2F-1FF4
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  2. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987012847872005171
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Richard
    Family name → Kamuca
    Country of citizenship → United States
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