Teri Thornton

American jazz singer (1934–2000)
Person human Q1155037
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Teri Thornton

Summary

Teri Thornton is a human[1]. Born in Detroit[2], she… she was born on September 1, 1934[3]. She passed away in Englewood[4]. She died on May 2, 2000[5]. She worked as a jazz musician[6], singer[7], and jazz singer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Teri Thornton was born in Detroit[2].
  • Teri Thornton died in Englewood[4].
  • Teri Thornton was born on September 1, 1934[3].
  • Teri Thornton was born on September 1, 1943[10].
  • Teri Thornton died on May 2, 2000[5].
  • Teri Thornton is buried at Detroit Memorial Park East[11].
  • Teri Thornton held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Teri Thornton's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Teri Thornton's professions included singer[7].
  • Teri Thornton worked as a jazz singer[8].
  • Teri Thornton is recorded as female[13].
  • Teri Thornton's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Teri Thornton's genre is jazz[15].
  • Teri Thornton's record label is recorded as Riverside[16].
  • The cause of death was bladder cancer[17].
  • Teri Thornton's family name is recorded as Thornton[18].
  • Teri Thornton's given name is recorded as Teri[19].
  • Teri Thornton's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Teri Thornton's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Teri Thornton dates from the 20th century[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1934-09-01[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2000-05-02[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz, vocal jazz[27]

  • Community tags: jazz, vocal jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9316f75-b4a1-4b0c-940b-c012ddc53f89[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Teri Thornton's place of birth was Detroit[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 1, 1934[3] and September 1, 1943[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], singer[7], and jazz singer[8].

Death and Burial

Teri Thornton died on May 2, 2000[5]. She died in Englewood[4]. The cause of death was bladder cancer[17]. She is buried at Detroit Memorial Park East[11].

Why It Matters

Teri Thornton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Teri Thornton born?

Teri Thornton's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Teri Thornton die?

Teri Thornton died in Englewood[4].

What did Teri Thornton do for work?

Teri Thornton worked as jazz musician[6], singer[7], and jazz singer[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. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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