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Ed Cobb

American musician
Person Human Q5334658

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 25, 1938
Date of death
September 19, 1999
Place of birth
Honolulu
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, musician
Educated at
Hollywood High School[10]
Notable work
Tainted Love[11]
Cause of death
leukemia[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[24]
Family name
Cobb[15]
Given name
Edward, C.[16][17]
Instrument
voice[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Member of
The Four Preps[12]
Name in native language
Edward C. Cobb, Ed Cobb[21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000058170628
VIAF cluster ID
79757671
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2001064439
GND ID
134742001
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000179391
BBC Things ID
6d66f5b6-6e64-4b7d-9242-7871ba031dec
BIBSYS ID
58437
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134742001
Discogs artist ID
262947
Europeana entity
agent/base/164701
Freebase ID
/m/0dc9q5
HAND ID
BA57-2866-29B3-17C8-7742
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IMDb ID
nm0167759
IPI name number
00006399284
KANTO ID
000187128
Kinobox person ID
172601
MusicBrainz artist ID
996077ea-19a8-4f75-a817-c166637ffc48
Rate Your Music artist ID
ed_cobb
SBN author ID
DDSV005787
SecondHandSongs artist ID
3296
TMDB person ID
2998614
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmQgGGqyprvhghjV6xjC
Yandex Music artist ID
8753

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Mb:composer 8
SOS, SOS, Tainted Love, Tainted Love, Every Little Bit Hurts, Every Little Bit Hurts, Dirty Water, Dirty Water
Mb:lyricist 6
Tainted Love, Tainted Love, Every Little Bit Hurts, Every Little Bit Hurts, Dirty Water, Dirty Water
Mb:member of band 2
The Four Preps, The Piltdown Men
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Summary

Ed Cobb was born on February 25, 1938[1], in Honolulu[2]. He died on September 19, 1999[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Ed Cobb born?

Ed Cobb's place of birth was Honolulu[2].

What did Ed Cobb do for work?

Ed Cobb worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Where did Ed Cobb go to school?

Ed Cobb was educated at Hollywood High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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