Allen Lanier

American musician (1946-2013)
Person human Q751402
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Allen Lanier

Summary

Allen Lanier is a human[1]. He was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on June 25, 1946[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on August 14, 2013[5]. He worked as a musician[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,319 views/month, #7,011 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Allen Lanier was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Allen Lanier passed away in New York City[4].
  • Allen Lanier was born on June 25, 1946[3].
  • Allen Lanier died on August 14, 2013[5].
  • Allen Lanier held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Allen Lanier worked as a musician[6].
  • Allen Lanier's professions included composer[7].
  • Allen Lanier worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Allen Lanier worked as a songwriter[9].
  • Allen Lanier was a member of Blue Öyster Cult[12].
  • Allen Lanier was a member of Stalk–Forrest Group[13].
  • Allen Lanier is recorded as male[14].
  • Allen Lanier's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Allen Lanier's genre is heavy metal music[16].
  • Allen Lanier's Commons category is recorded as Allen Lanier[17].
  • The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[18].
  • Allen Lanier's family name is recorded as Lanier[19].
  • Allen Lanier's given name is recorded as Allen[20].
  • Allen Lanier's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Allen Lanier's instrument is recorded as guitar[22].
  • Allen Lanier's start of work period is recorded as 1967[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1946-06-25[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-08-14[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e5b5efe-fd35-4471-8745-628cb528983e[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Allen Lanier was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on June 25, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and songwriter[9].

Death and Burial

Allen Lanier died on August 14, 2013[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[18].

Why It Matters

Allen Lanier ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,319 views/month, #7,011 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Allen Lanier born?

Allen Lanier's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Where did Allen Lanier die?

Allen Lanier died in New York City[4].

What did Allen Lanier do for work?

Allen Lanier worked as musician[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and songwriter[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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