Willie Lewis

American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician (1905–1971)
Person human Q461198
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Willie Lewis

Summary

Willie Lewis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cleburne[2]. He was born on June 10, 1905[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 13, 1971[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and saxophonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cleburne[2], Willie Lewis…
  • Willie Lewis passed away in New York City[4].
  • Willie Lewis was born on June 10, 1905[3].
  • Willie Lewis died on January 13, 1971[5].
  • Willie Lewis held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Willie Lewis's professions included bandleader[6].
  • Willie Lewis's professions included conductor[7].
  • Willie Lewis worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Willie Lewis's professions included saxophonist[9].
  • Willie Lewis is recorded as male[12].
  • Willie Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Willie Lewis's genre is jazz[14].
  • Willie Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[15].
  • Willie Lewis's given name is recorded as Willie[16].
  • Willie Lewis's instrument is recorded as saxophone[17].
  • Willie Lewis's instrument is recorded as clarinet[18].

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[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1905-06-10[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1971-01-13[22]

  • Genre(s): jazz[23]

  • Community tags: jazz[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69a16f83-f034-41ed-8922-6f63b3823b91[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Willie Lewis was born in Cleburne[2]. He was born on June 10, 1905[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and saxophonist[9].

Death and Burial

Willie Lewis died on January 13, 1971[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Willie Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Willie Lewis born?

Willie Lewis was born in Cleburne[2].

Where did Willie Lewis die?

Willie Lewis died in New York City[4].

What did Willie Lewis do for work?

Willie Lewis worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and saxophonist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Willie
    Family name Lewis
    Country of citizenship United States
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