Robert Ray Whitley

Ray Whitley best known for writing the 60's song, Be Young, Be Foolish, But Be Happy
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Robert Ray Whitley

Summary

Robert Ray Whitley is a human[1]. Born in Columbus[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1943[3]. He died in Gainesville[4]. He died on January 1, 2013[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Robert Ray Whitley was born in Columbus[2].
  • Robert Ray Whitley passed away in Gainesville[4].
  • Robert Ray Whitley was born on January 1, 1943[3].
  • Robert Ray Whitley died on January 1, 2013[5].
  • Robert Ray Whitley held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Robert Ray Whitley worked as a musician[6].
  • Robert Ray Whitley's professions included singer[7].
  • Robert Ray Whitley is recorded as male[10].
  • Robert Ray Whitley's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Robert Ray Whitley's given name is recorded as Robert[12].
  • Robert Ray Whitley's instrument is recorded as voice[13].
  • Robert Ray Whitley's start of work period is recorded as 1961[14].

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[15]

  • Country: US[16]

  • Began / founded: 1943-11-22[17]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-05-05[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7b3e1478-087f-481e-a6c8-00fdc42109f0[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Robert Ray Whitley was born in Columbus[2]. He was born on January 1, 1943[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and singer[7].

Death and Burial

Robert Ray Whitley died on January 1, 2013[5]. He died in Gainesville[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Ray Whitley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Robert Ray Whitley born?

Robert Ray Whitley was born in Columbus[2].

Where did Robert Ray Whitley die?

Robert Ray Whitley died in Gainesville[4].

What did Robert Ray Whitley do for work?

Robert Ray Whitley worked as musician[6] and singer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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