George Barnes

American musician (1921–1977)
Person human Q939527
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George Barnes

Summary

George Barnes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Illinois[2]. He was born on July 17, 1921[3]. He passed away in Concord[4]. He died on September 5, 1977[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and jazz guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Illinois[2], George Barnes…
  • George Barnes died in Concord[4].
  • George Barnes was born on July 17, 1921[3].
  • George Barnes died on September 5, 1977[5].
  • George Barnes held citizenship in United States[9].
  • George Barnes's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • George Barnes's professions included jazz guitarist[7].
  • George Barnes was educated at Bloom High School[10].
  • George Barnes is recorded as male[11].
  • George Barnes's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • George Barnes's genre is jazz[13].
  • George Barnes's record label is recorded as OKeh Records[14].
  • George Barnes's Commons category is recorded as George Barnes[15].
  • George Barnes's family name is recorded as Barnes[16].
  • George Barnes's given name is recorded as George[17].
  • George Barnes's official website is recorded as http://georgebarneslegacy.com[18].
  • George Barnes's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • George Barnes's start of work period is recorded as 1931[20].

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[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1921-07-17[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-09-05[24]

  • Genre(s): jazz, swing[25]

  • Community tags: jazz, swing[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4bfe4dde-72ff-4edf-bb79-77747bf5391d[27]

Body

Origins and Family

George Barnes was born in Illinois[2]. He was born on July 17, 1921[3].

Education

George Barnes was educated at Bloom High School[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and jazz guitarist[7].

Death and Burial

George Barnes died on September 5, 1977[5]. He died in Concord[4].

Why It Matters

George Barnes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was George Barnes born?

Born in Illinois[2], George Barnes…

Where did George Barnes die?

George Barnes passed away in Concord[4].

What did George Barnes do for work?

George Barnes worked as jazz musician[6] and jazz guitarist[7].

Where did George Barnes go to school?

George Barnes was educated at Bloom High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Concord
    Record label
    Official website http://georgebarneslegacy.com
    Instance of human
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