Dennis Brown

Jamaican reggae singer (1957–1999)

Person human Q711294

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[9]
Date of birth: February 1, 1957
Date of death: July 1, 1999
Place of birth: Kingston
Place of death: Kingston
Country of citizenship: Jamaica^[7]
Occupation: singer
Award received: Commander of the Order of Distinction^[8]
Genre: reggae^[10]
Cause of death: pneumothorax^[13]
Discography: Dennis Brown discography^[12]
Family name: Brown^[14]
Given name: Dennis^[15]
Instrument: guitar, voice^[17]^[18]
Manner of death: natural causes^[16]
Place of burial: National Heroes Park^[6]
Record label: Studio One^[11]
Start of work period: 1968^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 46

ISNI: 0000000063107041
VIAF cluster ID: 61731156
Library of Congress authority ID: no2006124563
GND ID: 124734197
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Dennis Brown.jpg ↗
AZLyrics.com artist ID: d/dennisbrown
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000242861
BBC Things ID: 5d1ec168-b0aa-4b2c-b8f0-cc733bb63d4d
Bandcamp profile ID: dennisbrown
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 138918933
Billboard artist ID: dennis-brown
CANTIC ID: 981058617348606706

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Deezer artist ID: 7056
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 124734197
Discogs artist ID: 77811
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Dennis-Brown
FAST ID: 1956385
Find a Grave memorial ID: 19426376
Freebase ID: /m/060vsf
GTAA ID: 260359
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000014488389427
Genius artist ID: Dennis-brown
Grammy Awards artist ID: dennis-brown/16444
IdRef ID: 087453088
Internet Archive ID: DennisBrownsFinalInterview10-may-1999
LyricsTranslate ID: dennis-brown-lyrics.html
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID: 2854
MusicBrainz artist ID: 24c0aaf3-4ac2-4f9a-9ce6-a1545a96f017
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID: 17782
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000037402
NL CR AUT ID: xx0146559
NLA Trove people ID: 1456294
NUKAT ID: n2008153707
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1769541
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 096567511
Obálky knih ID: xx0146559
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095530493
Rate Your Music artist ID: dennis_brown
SBN author ID: PCMV012072
Songkick artist ID: 292239
Spotify artist ID: 0UmBaQJflaHddKtf1lrA6F
Tidal artist ID: 16899
Universal Music France artist ID: 20000062756
WikiTree person ID: Brown-161110
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJgxwHJyVHW7bFCfxcdYT3
Yale LUX ID: person/36df22ba-3b1e-48c3-966b-388f4293aca9

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🔗 Connections

Mb:performer of 5

Just Dennis, No Man Is an Island, Superstar, Visions of Dennis Brown, Words of Wisdom

Instrument 2

guitar, voice

Cause of death 1

pneumothorax

Country of citizenship 1

Jamaica

Family name 1

Brown

Genre 1

reggae

Given name 1

Dennis

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Occupation 1

singer

Place of birth 1

Kingston

Place of burial 1

National Heroes Park

Place of death 1

Kingston

Record label 1

Studio One

Sex or gender 1

male

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Dovgove

← Mb:supporting musician 1

Beshara

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Summary

Dennis Brown was born on February 1, 1957^[1], in Kingston^[2]. He died on July 1, 1999^[3], in Kingston^[4]. He worked as a singer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Dennis Brown born?

Dennis Brown was born in Kingston^[2].

Where did Dennis Brown die?

Dennis Brown died in Kingston^[4].

What did Dennis Brown do for work?

Dennis Brown worked as a singer^[5].

What awards did Dennis Brown receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Distinction^[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Dennis Brown — place of birth (P19): Kingston. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Dennis Brown — place of death (P20): Kingston. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Dennis Brown — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Dennis Brown — country of citizenship (P27): Jamaica. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Dennis Brown — occupation (P106): singer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Dennis Brown — place of burial (P119): National Heroes Park. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2024-06-28. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Dennis Brown — genre (P136): reggae. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-25. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Dennis Brown — award received (P166): Commander of the Order of Distinction. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Dennis Brown — record label (P264): Studio One. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Dennis Brown — discography (P358): Dennis Brown discography. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Dennis Brown — cause of death (P509): pneumothorax. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Dennis Brown — date of birth (P569): February 1, 1957. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Dennis Brown — date of death (P570): July 1, 1999. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Dennis Brown — family name (P734): Brown. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Dennis Brown — given name (P735): Dennis. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Dennis Brown — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Dennis Brown — instrument (P1303): guitar. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-25. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Dennis Brown — instrument (P1303): voice. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-25. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Dennis Brown — start of work period (P2031): 1968. wikidata.org.

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Award received → Commander of the Order of Distinction

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