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Cedric Brooks

Jamaican reggae musician
Person human Q2943797

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1943, April 27, 1943[2][6]
Date of death
May 3, 2013
Place of birth
Kingston
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Jamaica[7]
Occupation
saxophonist
Educated at
Alpha Boys' School[8]
Genre
reggae[10]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[12]
Family name
Brooks[13]
Given name
Cedric[14]
Instrument
saxophone[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[15]
Record label
Studio One[11]
Start of work period
1974[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cedric Brooks en Cedric 'Im' Brooks en Cedric Im Brooks ar سيدريك بروكس ru Седрик Брукс
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000073241375
VIAF cluster ID
102942756
Library of Congress authority ID
n2009074810
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
The Skatalites in Uruguay.jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
33499
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000662657
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162033702
Discogs artist ID
333839
Europeana entity
agent/base/98701
Find a Grave memorial ID
110022752
Freebase ID
/m/01tl0vh
IdRef ID
169170608
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MusicBrainz artist ID
6496a423-4655-41bc-a021-1b3becb23c7e
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000135184
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810104519511
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd8gkvQVxJXhPw86mTGpP

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🔗 Connections
Mb:member of band 2
The Skatalites, Sound Dimension
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
Jamaica
Family name 1
Brooks
Genre 1
reggae
Given name 1
Cedric
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
saxophone
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
saxophonist
Place of birth 1
Kingston
Place of death 1
New York City
Record label 1
Studio One
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Cedric Brooks's place of birth was Kingston[1]. He was born on January 1, 1943[2]. He passed away in New York City[3]. He died on May 3, 2013[4]. He worked as a saxophonist[5].

FAQs

Where was Cedric Brooks born?

Cedric Brooks was born in Kingston[1].

Where did Cedric Brooks die?

Cedric Brooks passed away in New York City[3].

What did Cedric Brooks do for work?

Cedric Brooks worked as saxophonist[5].

Where did Cedric Brooks go to school?

Cedric Brooks was educated at Alpha Boys' School[8].

Related Entities

Jamaica Kingston New York City

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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