Ruth Underwood

American musician
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Ruth Underwood

Summary

Ruth Underwood is a human[1]. She was born in Los Angeles[2]. She was born on May 23, 1946[3]. She worked as a percussionist[4], marimba player[5], vibraphonist[6], and xylophonist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (584 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ruth Underwood was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Ruth Underwood was born on May 23, 1946[3].
  • Ruth Underwood held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Ruth Underwood's professions included percussionist[4].
  • Ruth Underwood's professions included marimba player[5].
  • Ruth Underwood worked as a vibraphonist[6].
  • Ruth Underwood worked as a xylophonist[7].
  • Ruth Underwood was educated at Ithaca College[10].
  • Ruth Underwood was educated at Juilliard School[11].
  • Ruth Underwood is recorded as female[12].
  • Ruth Underwood's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ruth Underwood's genre is jazz fusion[14].
  • Ruth Underwood's record label is recorded as Philips Records[15].
  • Ruth Underwood's family name is recorded as Underwood[16].
  • Ruth Underwood's given name is recorded as Ruth[17].
  • Ruth Underwood studied under Warren Benson[18].
  • Ruth Underwood studied under Saul Goodman[19].
  • Ruth Underwood's instrument is recorded as marimba[20].
  • Ruth Underwood's instrument is recorded as vibraphone[21].
  • Ruth Underwood's instrument is recorded as xylophone[22].
  • Ruth Underwood's instrument is recorded as tympanon[23].
  • Ruth Underwood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English[24].
  • Ruth Underwood's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ruth Komanoff'}[25].
  • Ruth Underwood's start of work period is recorded as 1967[26].
  • Ruth Underwood's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[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: 1946-05-23[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d299d05e-fadd-4b63-9f56-d9b5412b7b63[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles[2], Ruth Underwood… she was born on May 23, 1946[3].

Education

Educated at Ithaca College[10], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1892[34], headquartered in Ithaca[35] and Juilliard School[11], a conservatory[36], in United States[37], founded in 1905[38], headquartered in New York City[39]. Studied under Warren Benson[18], a conductor[40], 1924–2005[41], of United States[42], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[43] and Saul Goodman[19], a percussionist[44], 1907–1996[45], of United States[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include percussionist[4], marimba player[5], vibraphonist[6], and xylophonist[7].

Why It Matters

Ruth Underwood ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (584 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

FAQs

Where was Ruth Underwood born?

Ruth Underwood was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did Ruth Underwood do for work?

Ruth Underwood worked as percussionist[4], marimba player[5], vibraphonist[6], and xylophonist[7].

Where did Ruth Underwood go to school?

Ruth Underwood was educated at Ithaca College[10] and Juilliard School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . Discogs. adventuresintothewellknown.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . adventuresintothewellknown.com. adventuresintothewellknown.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . adventuresintothewellknown.com. adventuresintothewellknown.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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