Rodgers Grant

American jazz pianist and composer (1936–2012)
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Rodgers Grant

Summary

Rodgers Grant is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on January 18, 1936[3]. He died in Defiance[4]. He died on April 12, 2012[5]. He worked as a composer[6], songwriter[7], jazz musician[8], pianist[9], and lyricist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Rodgers Grant…
  • Rodgers Grant passed away in Defiance[4].
  • Rodgers Grant was born on January 18, 1936[3].
  • Rodgers Grant was born on January 1, 1936[12].
  • Rodgers Grant died on April 12, 2012[5].
  • Rodgers Grant died on January 1, 2012[13].
  • Rodgers Grant is buried at Live Oak Cemetery[14].
  • Rodgers Grant held citizenship in United States[15].
  • Rodgers Grant's professions included composer[6].
  • Rodgers Grant worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Rodgers Grant's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Rodgers Grant worked as a pianist[9].
  • Rodgers Grant worked as a lyricist[10].
  • Rodgers Grant's field of work was piano performance[16].
  • Rodgers Grant's field of work was music[17].
  • Rodgers Grant's field of work was lyrics[18].
  • Rodgers Grant's field of work was jazz[19].
  • Rodgers Grant is recorded as male[20].
  • Rodgers Grant's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Rodgers Grant's genre is jazz[22].
  • The cause of death was cancer[23].
  • Rodgers Grant's family name is recorded as Grant[24].
  • Rodgers Grant's given name is recorded as Rodgers[25].
  • Rodgers Grant's given name is recorded as Lee[26].
  • Rodgers Grant's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1936-01-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-04-12[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3766a746-29dd-4daf-a006-92ee8adf4566[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Rodgers Grant… Recorded date of birth include January 18, 1936[3] and January 1, 1936[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], songwriter[7], jazz musician[8], pianist[9], and lyricist[10]. Fields of work include piano performance[16], a field of study[35]; music[17], a type of arts[36]; lyrics[18], a song component[37]; and jazz[19], a music genre[38], founded in 1917[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 12, 2012[5] and January 1, 2012[13]. Rodgers Grant died in Defiance[4]. The cause of death was cancer[23]. He is buried at Live Oak Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Rodgers Grant ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Rodgers Grant born?

Rodgers Grant was born in New York City[2].

Where did Rodgers Grant die?

Rodgers Grant died in Defiance[4].

What did Rodgers Grant do for work?

Rodgers Grant worked as composer[6], songwriter[7], jazz musician[8], pianist[9], and lyricist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . toledoblade.com. Retrieved . toledoblade.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Rodgers, Lee
    Occupation composer, songwriter, jazz musician +2
    Instrument piano
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