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Chris Kenner

American musician (1929–1976)
Person human Q1077405

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
December 25, 1929, December 25, 1928[8]
Date of death
January 25, 1976
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
New Orleans
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
musician, songwriter, singer-songwriter
Genre
rhythm and blues[11]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[13]
Family name
Kenner[14]
Given name
Chris[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
P14750
23FE-D764-5C6D-F0B3-CE94[18]
Record label
Atlantic Records[12]
Time period
20th century[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chris Kenner en Christophe Kenner ar كريس كينر ja クリス・ケナー
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000055161064
VIAF cluster ID
14966393
Library of Congress authority ID
n95010401
GND ID
134424891
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000774956
BIBSYS ID
5008176
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148231951, 139764600
CiNii Research ID
1140563741569813120
Deezer artist ID
65993
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134424891
Discogs artist ID
373747
Europeana entity
agent/base/149938
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Freebase ID
/m/01tsnd9
Grammy Awards artist ID
chris-kenner/16930
IMDb ID
nm1235929
Internet Broadway Database person ID
83093
KANTO ID
000203366
MusicBrainz artist ID
3548a0ec-9093-4bb5-81cc-8a4190bba793
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000037935
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16823384
NDL Authority ID
001325369
NL CR AUT ID
xx0164878
NSK (VIAF) ID
000066241
NSK ID
981005666815009366
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004302890
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007342193305171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:ag0;=BY
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5894981
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100033717
Prabook ID
2505515
Rate Your Music artist ID
chris_kenner
SBN author ID
DDSV064234
SNAC ARK ID
w6169vwm
SecondHandSongs artist ID
6780
Songfacts artist ID
chris-kenner
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrRVgGKrTvYD36t6CbBP

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 4
Here Comes the Hotstepper, Here Comes the Hotstepper, I Like It Like That, I Like It Like That
Occupation 3
musician, songwriter, singer-songwriter
Mb:composer 2
Land of a Thousand Dances, Land of a Thousand Dances
Mb:lyricist 2
Land of a Thousand Dances, Land of a Thousand Dances
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
rhythm and blues
Given name 1
Chris
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
New Orleans
Place of death 1
New Orleans
Record label 1
Atlantic Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
20th century
← Performer 1
Land of a Thousand Dances
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Summary

Chris Kenner was born on December 25, 1929[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on January 25, 1976[3], in New Orleans[4]. He worked as a musician[5], songwriter[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Chris Kenner born?

Chris Kenner was born in New Orleans[2].

Where did Chris Kenner die?

Chris Kenner died in New Orleans[4].

What did Chris Kenner do for work?

Chris Kenner worked as a musician[5], songwriter[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 23FE-D764-5C6D-F0B3-CE94
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → rhythm and blues
    Place of birth → New Orleans
    Record label → Atlantic Records
    Sex or gender → male
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
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