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Bobby Gillespie

British musician
Person Human Q2248119

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 22, 1962
Place of birth
Glasgow
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
singer, drummer, guitarist
Educated at
King's Park Secondary School[7]
Genre
alternative rock[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Country for sport
Scotland[20]
Family name
Gillespie[13]
Given name
Bobby[14]
Instrument
bass guitar, guitar, voice, drum kit[15][16][17][18]
Member of
Primal Scream (1982–present), The Jesus and Mary Chain (1984–1986)[8]
Record label
Creation Records[11]
Start of work period
1982[21]
Voice type
tenor[12]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000121028350
VIAF cluster ID
85608152
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009083281
GND ID
134885384
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Primal Scream 2009.09.20 002.jpg ↗
Album of the Year artist ID
123255
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000072946
BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140343782
CANTIC ID
981060408008206706
DDB person (GND) ID
134885384
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134885384
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Discogs artist ID
8979
Europeana entity
agent/base/64075
Facebook username
primalscreamofficial
FilmAffinity person or company ID
441360396
Freebase ID
/m/024ytf
IdRef ID
157474623
JRC Names ID
27438
Museum-digital person/organization ID
156483
MusicBrainz artist ID
23bb4a17-70b1-4ae8-9f46-fbbfcb868b24
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000179092
NL CR AUT ID
xx0048532
NME artist ID
bobby-gillespie
NNDB people ID
443/000113104
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX886825
Obálky knih ID
xx0048532
Pitchfork artist ID
bobby-gillespie
Rate Your Music artist ID
bobby_gillespie
SecondHandSongs artist ID
9472
The Guardian topic ID
music/bobby-gillespie
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpjf9rdmXFHRYxrh9PG73
Yandex Music artist ID
37002

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 12
Kowalski, Kowalski, Movin' On Up, Movin' On Up, Country Girl, Country Girl, It's Alright, It's OK, It's Alright, It's OK +4 more
Instrument 4
guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, voice
Mb:member of band 3
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Wake
Occupation 3
singer, guitarist, drummer
Member of 2
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream
← Cast member 2
9 Songs, Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Compositions 1
Loaded
Country for sport 1
Scotland
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Genre 1
alternative rock
Given name 1
Bobby
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:performer of 1
Utopian Ashes
Place of birth 1
Glasgow
Record label 1
Creation Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
tenor
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Summary

Bobby Gillespie was born on June 22, 1962[1], in Glasgow[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], drummer[4], and guitarist[5].

FAQs

Where was Bobby Gillespie born?

Bobby Gillespie was born in Glasgow[2].

What did Bobby Gillespie do for work?

Bobby Gillespie worked as a singer[3], drummer[4], and guitarist[5].

Where did Bobby Gillespie go to school?

Bobby Gillespie was educated at King's Park Secondary School[7].

Related Entities

Scotland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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