Yank Lawson

American musician (1911–1995)
Person human Q1339776
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Yank Lawson

Summary

Yank Lawson is a human[1]. He was born in Trenton[2]. He was born on May 3, 1911[3]. He passed away in Indianapolis[4]. He died on February 18, 1995[5]. He worked as a trumpeter[6] and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yank Lawson was born in Trenton[2].
  • Yank Lawson died in Indianapolis[4].
  • Yank Lawson was born on May 3, 1911[3].
  • Yank Lawson died on February 18, 1995[5].
  • Yank Lawson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Yank Lawson worked as a trumpeter[6].
  • Yank Lawson worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Yank Lawson is recorded as male[10].
  • Yank Lawson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Yank Lawson's genre is jazz[12].
  • Yank Lawson's family name is recorded as Lawson[13].
  • Yank Lawson's instrument is recorded as trumpet[14].

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[15]

  • Country: US[16]

  • Began / founded: 1911-05-03[17]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-02-18[18]

  • Genre(s): dixieland, jazz, swing[19]

  • Community tags: dixieland, jazz, swing[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ed95a078-658f-4bb4-9e61-b676043925a6[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Yank Lawson's place of birth was Trenton[2]. He was born on May 3, 1911[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include trumpeter[6] and jazz musician[7].

Death and Burial

Yank Lawson died on February 18, 1995[5]. He passed away in Indianapolis[4].

Why It Matters

Yank Lawson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Yank Lawson born?

Born in Trenton[2], Yank Lawson…

Where did Yank Lawson die?

Yank Lawson died in Indianapolis[4].

What did Yank Lawson do for work?

Yank Lawson worked as trumpeter[6] and jazz musician[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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