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Billy Roberts

American songwriter and musician (1936–2017)
Person human Q2742614

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
August 16, 1936
Date of death
October 7, 2017
Place of birth
Greenville
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
songwriter, musician
Educated at
The Citadel[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Birth name
William Moses Roberts Jr.[13]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[15]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[16]
Family name
Roberts[9]
Given name
William, Moses[10][11]
Name in native language
Billy Roberts[14]
P14750
083C-686B-C0B5-2A4F-C22E[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Billy Roberts en William Moses Roberts Jr. ar بيلي روبرتس es William Moses Roberts Jr. fa بیلی رابرتس fr William Moses Roberts Jr. he בילי רוברטס it William Moses Roberts Jr. ja ビリー・ロバーツ ru Билли Робертс ru Робертс, Билли sv Roberts
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000035229260
VIAF cluster ID
23850137
Library of Congress authority ID
n95084897
GND ID
135390451
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000770223
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13809737d
CONOR.SI ID
233274211
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1016130
Discogs artist ID
347895
Europeana entity
agent/base/82237
Freebase ID
/m/0bfttz
IMDb ID
nm2005182
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IPI name number
00036421405, 00026246696
KANTO ID
000193959
MusicBrainz artist ID
197ef0a7-3a9d-4df1-aa4c-f945e4f631ba
NLP ID
a0000003348043
NSK (VIAF) ID
000494845
NSK ID
981005711428809366
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810572816905606
Prabook ID
1756181
Rate Your Music artist ID
billy_roberts_f1
SecondHandSongs artist ID
3295
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6YQrpk4qjPbCMQ93WjC

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
William, Moses
Mb:composer 2
Hey Joe, Hey Joe
Mb:lyricist 2
Hey Joe, Hey Joe
Occupation 2
musician, songwriter
Compositions 1
Hey Joe
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
The Citadel
Family name 1
Roberts
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Greenville
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
Hey Joe
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Summary

Billy Roberts was born in Greenville[1]. He was born on August 16, 1936[2]. He died on October 7, 2017[3]. He worked as a songwriter[4] and musician[5].

FAQs

Where was Billy Roberts born?

Born in Greenville[1].

What did Billy Roberts do for work?

Billy Roberts worked as songwriter[4] and musician[5].

Where did Billy Roberts go to school?

Billy Roberts was educated at The Citadel[7].

Related Entities

United States

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  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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