Erik Darling

American musician (1933-2008)
Person human Q1353870
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Erik Darling

Summary

Erik Darling is a human[1]. Born in Baltimore[2], he… he was born on September 25, 1933[3]. He died in Chapel Hill[4]. He died on August 3, 2008[5]. He worked as a composer[6], banjoist[7], songwriter[8], and guitarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Erik Darling's place of birth was Baltimore[2].
  • Erik Darling died in Chapel Hill[4].
  • Erik Darling was born on September 25, 1933[3].
  • Erik Darling died on August 3, 2008[5].
  • Erik Darling held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Erik Darling worked as a composer[6].
  • Erik Darling worked as a banjoist[7].
  • Erik Darling worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Erik Darling's professions included guitarist[9].
  • Erik Darling is recorded as male[12].
  • Erik Darling's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Erik Darling's genre is traditional folk music[14].
  • Erik Darling's record label is recorded as Vanguard Records[15].
  • Erik Darling's archives at is recorded as Louis Round Wilson Library[16].
  • Erik Darling's family name is recorded as Darling[17].
  • Erik Darling's given name is recorded as Erik[18].

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[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1922-09-25[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-08-03[22]

  • Genre(s): contemporary folk[23]

  • Community tags: contemporary folk[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 406dad12-7199-43c8-9839-6d70a270c437[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Erik Darling was born in Baltimore[2]. He was born on September 25, 1933[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], banjoist[7], songwriter[8], and guitarist[9].

Death and Burial

Erik Darling died on August 3, 2008[5]. He died in Chapel Hill[4].

Why It Matters

Erik Darling ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Erik Darling born?

Erik Darling's place of birth was Baltimore[2].

Where did Erik Darling die?

Erik Darling passed away in Chapel Hill[4].

What did Erik Darling do for work?

Erik Darling worked as composer[6], banjoist[7], songwriter[8], and guitarist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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