Rusty Jones

American jazz drummer
Person human Q7382610
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Rusty Jones

Summary

Rusty Jones is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cedar Rapids[2]. He was born on April 13, 1942[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on December 9, 2015[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], drummer[7], music interpreter[8], and jazz drummer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cedar Rapids[2], Rusty Jones…
  • Rusty Jones passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Rusty Jones was born on April 13, 1942[3].
  • Rusty Jones was born on April 13, 1932[11].
  • Rusty Jones died on December 9, 2015[5].
  • Rusty Jones held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Rusty Jones worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Rusty Jones worked as a drummer[7].
  • Rusty Jones's professions included music interpreter[8].
  • Rusty Jones's professions included jazz drummer[9].
  • Rusty Jones is recorded as male[13].
  • Rusty Jones's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Rusty Jones's genre is jazz[15].
  • The cause of death was cancer[16].
  • Rusty Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[17].
  • Rusty Jones's given name is recorded as Rusty[18].
  • Rusty Jones's official website is recorded as http://www.chicagojazz.com/RustyJones[19].
  • Rusty Jones's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Rusty Jones's instrument is recorded as drum kit[21].
  • Rusty Jones's start of work period is recorded as 1955[22].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1972-04-13[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-12-09[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz[27]

  • Community tags: jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 721979b9-fa3a-43ee-9650-2b68d2298fa4[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Rusty Jones's place of birth was Cedar Rapids[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 13, 1942[3] and April 13, 1932[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], drummer[7], music interpreter[8], and jazz drummer[9].

Death and Burial

Rusty Jones died on December 9, 2015[5]. He died in Chicago[4]. The cause of death was cancer[16].

Why It Matters

Rusty Jones ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Rusty Jones born?

Rusty Jones's place of birth was Cedar Rapids[2].

Where did Rusty Jones die?

Rusty Jones passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Rusty Jones do for work?

Rusty Jones worked as jazz musician[6], drummer[7], music interpreter[8], and jazz drummer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Chicago
    Start of work period +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Work period start
    Cause of death cancer
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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