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Calvin Simon

American singer (1942–2022)
Person Human Q3429080

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
May 22, 1942
Date of death
January 6, 2022
Place of birth
Beckley
Place of death
San Antonio
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
singer
Genre
gospel music[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Family name
Simon[11]
Given name
Calvin[12]
Instrument
voice[13]
Military branch
United States Army[9]
Name in native language
Calvin Simon[15]
Participated in conflict
Vietnam War[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Calvin Eugene Simon en Calvin Simon ar كالفين سيمون fa کالوین سیمون ja カルヴィン・サイモン zh 卡爾文·賽門
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
121063346
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2010029276
Discogs artist ID
371715
Europeana entity
agent/base/61241
Freebase ID
/m/013cqf
HAND ID
DC91-320A-D634-D0D9-CE2D
IMDb ID
nm7433391
MusicBrainz artist ID
d17f9a16-0bb7-49bd-8c23-5ce1dd4e5262
Prabook ID
2483983
WikiTree person ID
Simon-6662
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkxDq8kykCcKXJRFvhPwC

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Summary

Calvin Simon was born on May 22, 1942[1], in Beckley[2]. He died on January 6, 2022[3], in San Antonio[4]. He worked as a singer[5].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1942-05-22[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-01-06[19]

  • Genre(s): funk, p-funk[20]

  • Community tags: funk, p-funk[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d17f9a16-0bb7-49bd-8c23-5ce1dd4e5262[22]

FAQs

Where was Calvin Simon born?

Calvin Simon was born in Beckley[2].

Where did Calvin Simon die?

Calvin Simon died in San Antonio[4].

What did Calvin Simon do for work?

Calvin Simon worked as a singer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . soultracks.com. Retrieved . soultracks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military branch → United States Army
    VIAF cluster ID → 121063346
    MusicBrainz artist ID → d17f9a16-0bb7-49bd-8c23-5ce1dd4e5262
    Place of birth → Beckley
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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