Willie Ruff

Summary

Willie Ruff is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Sheffield^[2]. He was born on September 1, 1931^[3]. He died on December 24, 2023^[4]. He worked as a jazz musician^[5], horn player^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Willie Ruff was born in Sheffield^[2].
• Willie Ruff was born on September 1, 1931^[3].
• Willie Ruff died on December 24, 2023^[4].
• Willie Ruff held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Willie Ruff worked as a jazz musician^[5].
• Willie Ruff worked as a horn player^[6].
• Willie Ruff's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Among Willie Ruff's employers was Yale University^[10].
• Willie Ruff's education included a stint at Yale University^[11].
• Willie Ruff was educated at Yale School of Music^[12].
• Willie Ruff is recorded as male^[13].
• Willie Ruff's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Willie Ruff's genre is jazz^[15].
• Willie Ruff's family name is recorded as Ruff^[16].
• Willie Ruff's given name is recorded as Willie^[17].
• Willie Ruff's official website is recorded as http://www.willieruff.com/index.html^[18].
• Willie Ruff's instrument is recorded as horn^[19].
• Willie Ruff's instrument is recorded as double bass^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[21]

• Country: US^[22]

• Began / founded: 1931-09-01^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-12-24^[24]

• Genre(s): jazz, post-bop^[25]

• Community tags: jazz, post-bop^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 78b7e797-f671-4fb3-8295-766bf816e416^[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Willie Ruff's place of birth was Sheffield^[2]. He was born on September 1, 1931^[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University^[11], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in New Haven^[31] and Yale School of Music^[12], a conservatory^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1894^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician^[5], horn player^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Willie Ruff was employed by Yale University^[10].

Death and Burial

Willie Ruff died on December 24, 2023^[4].

Why It Matters

Willie Ruff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Willie Ruff born?

Born in Sheffield^[2], Willie Ruff…

What did Willie Ruff do for work?

Willie Ruff worked as jazz musician^[5], horn player^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Willie Ruff go to school?

Willie Ruff was educated at Yale University^[11] and Yale School of Music^[12].