Wild Bill Davis

American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger (1918–1995)
Person human Q2570294
Wild Bill Davis
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Wild Bill Davis

Summary

Wild Bill Davis is a human[1]. Born in Glasgow[2], he… he was born on November 24, 1918[3]. He died in Moorestown[4]. He died on August 17, 1995[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], jazz pianist[7], and music arranger[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Wild Bill Davis's place of birth was Glasgow[2].
  • Wild Bill Davis died in Moorestown[4].
  • Wild Bill Davis was born on November 24, 1918[3].
  • Wild Bill Davis died on August 17, 1995[5].
  • Wild Bill Davis died on August 24, 1995[10].
  • Wild Bill Davis held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Wild Bill Davis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Wild Bill Davis's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Wild Bill Davis worked as a jazz pianist[7].
  • Wild Bill Davis's professions included music arranger[8].
  • Wild Bill Davis is recorded as male[13].
  • Wild Bill Davis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Wild Bill Davis's genre is jazz[15].
  • Wild Bill Davis's record label is recorded as Imperial[16].
  • Wild Bill Davis's Commons category is recorded as Wild Bill Davis[17].
  • Wild Bill Davis's family name is recorded as Davis[18].
  • Wild Bill Davis's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • Wild Bill Davis's pseudonym is recorded as Wild Bill Davis[20].
  • Wild Bill Davis's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Wild Bill Davis's instrument is recorded as organ[22].
  • Wild Bill Davis's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[23].
  • Wild Bill Davis's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Strethen Davis'}[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1918-11-24[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-08-17[28]

  • Genre(s): jazz, soul jazz, swing[29]

  • Community tags: jazz, soul jazz, swing[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b4a5233-1989-4f11-b1b3-78143e0db45d[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Wild Bill Davis was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on November 24, 1918[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], jazz pianist[7], and music arranger[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 17, 1995[5] and August 24, 1995[10]. Wild Bill Davis passed away in Moorestown[4].

Why It Matters

Wild Bill Davis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Wild Bill Davis born?

Born in Glasgow[2], Wild Bill Davis…

Where did Wild Bill Davis die?

Wild Bill Davis died in Moorestown[4].

What did Wild Bill Davis do for work?

Wild Bill Davis worked as jazz musician[6], jazz pianist[7], and music arranger[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument piano, organ
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