Bill Keith

American banjo player (1939–2015)
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Bill Keith

Summary

Bill Keith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on December 20, 1939[3]. He died in Woodstock[4]. He died on October 23, 2015[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and banjoist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Bill Keith…
  • Bill Keith died in Woodstock[4].
  • Bill Keith was born on December 20, 1939[3].
  • Bill Keith died on October 23, 2015[5].
  • Bill Keith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Bill Keith's professions included musician[6].
  • Bill Keith's professions included banjoist[7].
  • Bill Keith's education included a stint at Amherst College[10].
  • Bill Keith is recorded as male[11].
  • Bill Keith's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Bill Keith's genre is bluegrass music[13].
  • Bill Keith's Commons category is recorded as Bill Keith (banjo player)[14].
  • The cause of death was cancer[15].
  • Bill Keith's family name is recorded as Keith[16].
  • Bill Keith's given name is recorded as Bill[17].
  • Bill Keith's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Bill Keith's instrument is recorded as banjo[19].
  • Bill Keith's instrument is recorded as pedal steel guitar[20].
  • Bill Keith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Bill Keith's start of work period is recorded as 1960[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1939-12-20[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-10-23[26]

  • Genre(s): bluegrass[27]

  • Community tags: bluegrass[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e777b9a2-ef06-474a-a9fb-9e956a311cc9[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Keith's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on December 20, 1939[3].

Education

Bill Keith's education included a stint at Amherst College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and banjoist[7].

Death and Burial

Bill Keith died on October 23, 2015[5]. He passed away in Woodstock[4]. The cause of death was cancer[15].

Why It Matters

Bill Keith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Bill Keith born?

Bill Keith was born in Boston[2].

Where did Bill Keith die?

Bill Keith died in Woodstock[4].

What did Bill Keith do for work?

Bill Keith worked as musician[6] and banjoist[7].

Where did Bill Keith go to school?

Bill Keith was educated at Amherst College[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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