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Brian James

British guitarist (1951–2025)
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Brian James

Summary

Brian James is a human[1]. He was born in Hammersmith[2]. He was born on February 18, 1950[3]. He died on March 6, 2025[4]. He worked as a rock guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Brian James was born in Hammersmith[2].
  • Brian James was born on February 18, 1950[3].
  • Brian James was born on February 18, 1955[9].
  • Brian James died on March 6, 2025[4].
  • Brian James held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • English was Brian James's native language[11].
  • Brian James worked as a rock guitarist[5].
  • Brian James's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Brian James's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Brian James was a member of The Damned[12].
  • Brian James was a member of The Lords of the New Church[13].
  • Brian James is recorded as male[14].
  • Brian James's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Brian James's genre is punk rock[16].
  • Brian James's genre is rock music[17].
  • Brian James's genre is gothic rock[18].
  • Brian James's Commons category is recorded as Brian James (1955-2025)[19].
  • Brian James's family name is recorded as Robertson[20].
  • Brian James's given name is recorded as Brian[21].
  • Brian James's pseudonym is recorded as Brian James[22].
  • Brian James's instrument is recorded as guitar[23].
  • Brian James's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Brian James's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Brian James's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brian Robertson'}[26].
  • Brian James's different from is recorded as Brian Robertson[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1955-02-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-03-06[31]

  • Genre(s): punk rock, rock[32]

  • Community tags: classic pop and rock, punk rock, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1f3d9119-9833-41c9-9c3b-f71b066bdf74[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian James's place of birth was Hammersmith[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 18, 1950[3] and February 18, 1955[9]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rock guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and guitarist[7].

Death and Burial

Brian James died on March 6, 2025[4].

Why It Matters

Brian James ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Brian James born?

Brian James's place of birth was Hammersmith[2].

What did Brian James do for work?

Brian James worked as rock guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and guitarist[7].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . blabbermouth.net. Retrieved . blabbermouth.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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