Swamp Dogg

American soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
Person human Q726138
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Swamp Dogg

Summary

Swamp Dogg is a human[1]. Born in Portsmouth[2], he… he was born on July 12, 1942[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], and recording artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Swamp Dogg was born in Portsmouth[2].
  • Swamp Dogg was born on July 12, 1942[3].
  • Swamp Dogg held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Swamp Dogg's professions included singer[4].
  • Swamp Dogg's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Swamp Dogg worked as a record producer[6].
  • Swamp Dogg worked as a recording artist[7].
  • Swamp Dogg is recorded as male[10].
  • Swamp Dogg's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Swamp Dogg's genre is soul[12].
  • Swamp Dogg's record label is recorded as Joyful Noise Recordings[13].
  • Swamp Dogg's record label is recorded as Calla Records[14].
  • Swamp Dogg's discography is recorded as Swamp Dogg discography[15].
  • Swamp Dogg's Commons category is recorded as Swamp Dogg[16].
  • Swamp Dogg's family name is recorded as Williams[17].
  • Swamp Dogg's given name is recorded as Jerry[18].
  • Swamp Dogg's pseudonym is recorded as Swamp Dogg[19].
  • Swamp Dogg's instrument is recorded as guitar[20].
  • Swamp Dogg's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Swamp Dogg's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jerry Williams Jr.'}[22].
  • Swamp Dogg's start of work period is recorded as 1954[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1942-07-12[26]

  • Genre(s): country soul, r&b, soul[27]

  • Community tags: country soul, r&b, soul[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1403fbec-11e3-4ccb-af25-d26c9a05bc9d[29]

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Origins and Family

Born in Portsmouth[2], Swamp Dogg… he was born on July 12, 1942[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], and recording artist[7].

Why It Matters

Swamp Dogg ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Swamp Dogg born?

Swamp Dogg was born in Portsmouth[2].

What did Swamp Dogg do for work?

Swamp Dogg worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], and recording artist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument guitar, voice
    Official website https://swampdogg.net
    Citizenship
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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