Shorty Long

American singer (1940–1969)
Person human Q7502300
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Shorty Long

Summary

Shorty Long is a human[1]. Born in Birmingham[2], he… he was born on May 20, 1940[3]. He passed away in Detroit[4]. He died on June 29, 1969[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], singer[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Shorty Long was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Shorty Long died in Detroit[4].
  • Shorty Long was born on May 20, 1940[3].
  • Shorty Long died on June 29, 1969[5].
  • Shorty Long held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Shorty Long's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Shorty Long's professions included singer[7].
  • Shorty Long's professions included record producer[8].
  • Shorty Long is recorded as male[11].
  • Shorty Long's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Shorty Long's genre is soul[13].
  • Shorty Long's record label is recorded as Motown[14].
  • The cause of death was drowning[15].
  • Shorty Long's family name is recorded as Long[16].
  • Shorty Long's instrument is recorded as voice[17].

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[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1940-05-20[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1969-06-26[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d7a71f71-751d-4c3c-a7ec-d13db83f2ae5[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Shorty Long was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on May 20, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], singer[7], and record producer[8].

Death and Burial

Shorty Long died on June 29, 1969[5]. He died in Detroit[4]. The cause of death was drowning[15].

Why It Matters

Shorty Long ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Shorty Long born?

Shorty Long's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Where did Shorty Long die?

Shorty Long died in Detroit[4].

What did Shorty Long do for work?

Shorty Long worked as singer-songwriter[6], singer[7], and record producer[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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