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Ricky Van Shelton

American country music artist
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Ricky Van Shelton

Summary

Ricky Van Shelton is a human[1]. Born in Danville[2], he… he was born on January 12, 1952[3]. He worked as a singer[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month, #7,032 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Danville[2], Ricky Van Shelton…
  • Ricky Van Shelton was born on January 12, 1952[3].
  • Ricky Van Shelton held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ricky Van Shelton worked as a singer[4].
  • Ricky Van Shelton worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Ricky Van Shelton is recorded as male[8].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's genre is country music[10].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[11].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's discography is recorded as Ricky Van Shelton discography[12].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's given name is recorded as Ricky[13].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's official website is recorded as http://www.rickyvanshelton.com[14].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's instrument is recorded as voice[15].
  • Ricky Van Shelton's start of work period is recorded as 1986[16].

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[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1952-01-12[19]

  • Genre(s): country[20]

  • Community tags: country[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 47816e6f-cc2e-4968-bde6-4a4900c6f3f2[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Ricky Van Shelton was born in Danville[2]. He was born on January 12, 1952[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4] and songwriter[5].

Why It Matters

Ricky Van Shelton ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month, #7,032 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was Ricky Van Shelton born?

Ricky Van Shelton was born in Danville[2].

What did Ricky Van Shelton do for work?

Ricky Van Shelton worked as singer[4] and songwriter[5].

Related Entities

Columbia Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → —
    Official website → http://www.rickyvanshelton.com
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Ricky
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