Collin Walcott

American musician, ethnomusicologist (1945–1984)
Person human Q1109636
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Collin Walcott

Summary

Collin Walcott is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on February 24, 1945[3]. He died in Magdeburg[4]. He died on November 8, 1984[5]. He worked as a sitarist[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Collin Walcott's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Collin Walcott passed away in Magdeburg[4].
  • Collin Walcott was born on February 24, 1945[3].
  • Collin Walcott was born on April 24, 1945[10].
  • Collin Walcott died on November 8, 1984[5].
  • Collin Walcott held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Collin Walcott worked as a sitarist[6].
  • Collin Walcott's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Collin Walcott worked as a percussionist[8].
  • Collin Walcott's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Collin Walcott's education included a stint at Indiana University[13].
  • Collin Walcott was a member of Oregon[14].
  • Collin Walcott is recorded as male[15].
  • Collin Walcott's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Collin Walcott's record label is recorded as ECM Records[17].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[18].
  • Collin Walcott's family name is recorded as Walcott[19].
  • Collin Walcott's given name is recorded as Collin[20].
  • Collin Walcott's official website is recorded as http://www.collinwalcott.com[21].
  • Collin Walcott's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[22].
  • Collin Walcott's instrument is recorded as Appalachian dulcimer[23].
  • Collin Walcott's instrument is recorded as sitar[24].
  • Collin Walcott's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1945-04-24[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1984-11-08[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz fusion, world fusion[30]

  • Community tags: jazz fusion, world fusion[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c01e7631-d025-4dca-8c06-070ca3ad3c84[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Collin Walcott's place of birth was New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 24, 1945[3] and April 24, 1945[10].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1919[35], headquartered in Los Angeles[36] and Indiana University[13], a state university system[37], in United States[38], founded in 1820[39], headquartered in Bloomington[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sitarist[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8].

Death and Burial

Collin Walcott died on November 8, 1984[5]. He passed away in Magdeburg[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[18].

Why It Matters

Collin Walcott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Collin Walcott born?

Collin Walcott's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Collin Walcott die?

Collin Walcott died in Magdeburg[4].

What did Collin Walcott do for work?

Collin Walcott worked as sitarist[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8].

Where did Collin Walcott go to school?

Collin Walcott was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12] and Indiana University[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation sitarist, jazz musician, percussionist
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  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of
    Instance of human
    Manner of death accidental death
    Cantic id 981058613056806706
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