Sy Johnson

American musician (1930–2022)
Person human Q1311442
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Sy Johnson

Summary

Sy Johnson is a human[1]. He was born in New Haven[2]. He was born on April 15, 1930[3]. He died on July 26, 2022[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5] and pianist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sy Johnson's place of birth was New Haven[2].
  • Sy Johnson was born on April 15, 1930[3].
  • Sy Johnson died on July 26, 2022[4].
  • Sy Johnson held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Sy Johnson worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Sy Johnson's professions included pianist[6].
  • Sy Johnson is recorded as male[9].
  • Sy Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Sy Johnson's genre is jazz[11].
  • Sy Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[12].
  • Sy Johnson's given name is recorded as Sy[13].
  • Sy Johnson's instrument is recorded as piano[14].
  • Sy Johnson's described by source is recorded as Sy Johnson, Arranger Who Worked Closely With Mingus, Dies at 92[15].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1930-04-15[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-07-26[19]

  • Genre(s): jazz[20]

  • Community tags: death by covid-19, jazz[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 324b9be2-cc3f-421a-9273-427ca180d26b[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Sy Johnson's place of birth was New Haven[2]. He was born on April 15, 1930[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[5] and pianist[6].

Death and Burial

Sy Johnson died on July 26, 2022[4].

Why It Matters

Sy Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Sy Johnson born?

Sy Johnson's place of birth was New Haven[2].

What did Sy Johnson do for work?

Sy Johnson worked as jazz musician[5] and pianist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre jazz
    Occupation
    Instance of human
    Instrument piano
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