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Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer (1936–2011)
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Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

Summary

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith is a human[1]. Born in Helena[2], he… he was born on January 19, 1936[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on September 16, 2011[5]. He worked as a musician[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Helena[2], Willie "Big Eyes" Smith…
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith died in Chicago[4].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith was born on January 19, 1936[3].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith died on September 16, 2011[5].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith is buried at Restvale Cemetery[8].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith worked as a musician[6].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith is recorded as male[10].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's genre is Chicago blues[12].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's record label is recorded as Rounder Records[13].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's Commons category is recorded as Willie "The Lion" Smith[14].
  • The cause of death was stroke[15].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[16].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's given name is recorded as Willie[17].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's instrument is recorded as harmonica[19].
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's start of work period is recorded as 1954[20].

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[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1936-01-19[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-09-16[24]

  • Genre(s): blues, chicago blues, electric blues[25]

  • Community tags: blues, chicago blues, electric blues[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e43c6769-ad7a-4811-991f-ae1cafe72b76[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's place of birth was Helena[2]. He was born on January 19, 1936[3].

Career and Affiliations

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith worked as a musician[6].

Death and Burial

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith died on September 16, 2011[5]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. The cause of death was stroke[15]. He is buried at Restvale Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Willie "Big Eyes" Smith born?

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith was born in Helena[2].

Where did Willie "Big Eyes" Smith die?

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith died in Chicago[4].

What did Willie "Big Eyes" Smith do for work?

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith worked as musician[6].

Related Entities

United States

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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