Shelly Manne

American jazz drummer (1920–1984)
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Summary

Shelly Manne was born on June 11, 1920[1], in New York City[2]. He died on September 26, 1984[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a composer[5], jazz drummer[6], recording artist[7], drummer[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,407 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park[11]
  • Father: Max Manne[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Member of: Shelly Manne & His Men[14], The Shelly Manne Trio[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Genre: jazz[17]
  • Record label: Concord Records[18], Contemporary Records[19]
  • Discography: Shelly Manne discography[20]
  • Commons category: Shelly Manne[21]
  • Archives at: Library of Congress Music Division[22]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[23]
  • Family name: Manne[24]
  • Given name: Sheldon[25]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[26]
  • Instrument: drum kit[27]
  • Birth name: Sheldon Manne[28]
  • Name in native language: Shelly Manne[29]
  • Start of work period: 1939[30]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Shelly Manne include Manfred Mann[31], a jazz musician[32], b. 1940[33], of United Kingdom[34].

Why It Matters

Shelly Manne has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for him include Manfred Mann[31], a jazz musician[32], b. 1940[33], of United Kingdom[34].

FAQs

Where was Shelly Manne born?

Shelly Manne's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Shelly Manne die?

Shelly Manne passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Who were Shelly Manne's parents?

Shelly Manne's father was Max Manne[12].

What did Shelly Manne do for work?

Shelly Manne worked as a composer[5], jazz drummer[6], recording artist[7], drummer[8], and musician[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Library of Congress Control Number. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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