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Tricky Sam Nanton

American musician (1904–1946)
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Tricky Sam Nanton
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15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
February 1, 1904
Date of death
July 20, 1946
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
San Francisco
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Ethnic group
African Americans[7]
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz[9]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[13]
Family name
Nanton[10]
Given name
Joe[11]
Instrument
trombone[12]
Nickname
Tricky Sam[14]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000063096434
VIAF cluster ID
34644014
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93032156
GND ID
1114999350
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000208795
American National Biography ID
1802835
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13897852z
Carnegie Hall agent ID
58247
DAHR artist ID
109787, 333302
De Agostini ID
Nanton,+Joe+“Tricky+Sam”
Discogs artist ID
307176
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Joe-Nanton
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Europeana entity
agent/base/62853
FAST ID
330891
Freebase ID
/m/01vzbw6
Grove Music Online ID
A2242486
IMDb ID
nm0620961
IdRef ID
243819269
Kinobox person ID
891083
Lex ID
Joe_Nanton
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1193135
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100222415
SBN author ID
DDSV111585
SNAC ARK ID
w63k6s29
TMDB person ID
1121209
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/7d958f98-eebc-4747-a9ea-07dc5075442f

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Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
trombone
Mb:member of band 1
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Occupation 1
jazz musician
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
San Francisco
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Black and Tan
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Tricky Sam Nanton was born on February 1, 1904[1], in New York City[2]. He died on July 20, 1946[3], in San Francisco[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5].

FAQs

Where was Tricky Sam Nanton born?

Tricky Sam Nanton was born in New York City[2].

Where did Tricky Sam Nanton die?

Tricky Sam Nanton died in San Francisco[4].

What did Tricky Sam Nanton do for work?

Tricky Sam Nanton worked as a jazz musician[5].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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