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Snooky Young

American musician (1919–2011)
Person human Q2004076
Snooky Young
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 3, 1919
Date of death
May 11, 2011
Place of birth
Dayton
Place of death
Newport Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
trumpeter, jazz musician, musician
Award received
NEA Jazz Masters[10]
Genre
jazz[12]
Family name
Young[13]
Given name
Eugene[14]
Instrument
trumpet, flugelhorn[15][16]
P14750
227F-6C75-1334-DE75-EE25[17]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eugene Young en Snooky Young cs Eugene Edward Young cs Snookie Young ja スヌーキー・ヤング ru Snooky Young ru Снуки Янг ru Янг, Снуки zh 斯努奇·扬 zh-hant 斯努奇·揚
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000115117453
VIAF cluster ID
84975060
Library of Congress authority ID
n78054331
GND ID
134562852
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000028857
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139013513, 138159794
Carnegie Hall agent ID
55921
DAHR artist ID
351833
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134562852
Discogs artist ID
274984, 363551
Europeana entity
agent/base/66718
FAST ID
25753
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Find a Grave memorial ID
70157569
Freebase ID
/m/01t8c0d
Grove Music Online ID
J494600
IMDb ID
nm0950070
IdRef ID
080880568
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
15219
MusicBrainz artist ID
4dc2b668-fd0c-4baa-8211-ff7bbb7eb939
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000053907
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002159280
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6188709
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810110035289
SBN author ID
DDSV008394
SNAC ARK ID
w6r93232
SecondHandSongs artist ID
57752
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxmDvJtPw3JdpyPKcM3wC
Yale LUX ID
person/9a56b426-b09e-45bc-be6d-0388c481eb87

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Instrument 2
trumpet, flugelhorn
Occupation 2
trumpeter, jazz musician
Award received 1
NEA Jazz Masters
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Young
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Eugene
Instance of 1
human
Mb:member of band 1
Quincy Jones and Orchestra
Place of birth 1
Dayton
Place of burial 1
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Newport Beach
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Snooky Young was born on February 3, 1919[1], in Dayton[2]. He died on May 11, 2011[3], in Newport Beach[4]. He worked as a trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Snooky Young born?

Snooky Young's place of birth was Dayton[2].

Where did Snooky Young die?

Snooky Young passed away in Newport Beach[4].

What did Snooky Young do for work?

Snooky Young worked as a trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], and musician[7].

What awards did Snooky Young receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters[10].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . artsjournal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX6188709
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  2. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Dayton
    Occupation → trumpeter, jazz musician, musician
    Sex or gender → male
    Genre → jazz
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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