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Willie Nix

American Chicago blues singer and drummer (1922-1991)
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Summary

Willie Nix was born on August 6, 1922[1], in Memphis[2]. He died on July 8, 1991[3], in Leland[4]. He worked as a singer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Genre: blues[9]
  • Record label: RPM Records[10]
  • Given name: Willie[11]
  • Instrument: guitar[12], voice[13]
  • Different from: Iouri Pissarev[14]

Why It Matters

Willie Nix is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

Where was Willie Nix born?

Willie Nix was born in Memphis[2].

Where did Willie Nix die?

Willie Nix died in Leland[4].

What did Willie Nix do for work?

Willie Nix worked as a singer[5].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'mzn', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 5w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Willie
    Record label → —
    Occupation → —
    Occupation → singer
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:mzn:ویلی نیکس]]"
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