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Herb Ellis

American jazz guitarist (1921–2010)
Person Human Q499662

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 4, 1921
Date of death
March 28, 2010
Place of birth
Farmersville
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
guitarist, jazz musician, jazz guitarist, musician
Field of work
jazz[10]
Educated at
University of North Texas College of Music[11]
Genre
jazz, Gypsy jazz[14][15]
Cause of death
Alzheimer's disease[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Ellis[19]
Given name
Herb[20]
Instrument
guitar[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Medical condition
Alzheimer's disease[21]
Member of
The Ben Webster Quintet[12]
Name in native language
Herb Ellis[26]
Record label
Verve Records, Concord Records[16][17]
Topic has template
Template:Herb Ellis[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000114766996
VIAF cluster ID
85720646
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81026541
GND ID
134366794
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Herb Ellis.jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
6531
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000674310
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
45052
CiNii Research ID
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DAHR artist ID
313943
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DDB person (GND) ID
134366794
Deezer artist ID
145514
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134366794
Discogs artist ID
256065
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Herb-Ellis
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
1753597
Facebook username
herbellismusic
Find a Grave memorial ID
50422396
Freebase ID
/m/02dz45
GTAA ID
93945
Grammy Awards artist ID
herb-ellis/2298
Grove Music Online ID
A2228239, J138100
HAND ID
15C8-2F6B-E17F-A2E2-B741
IMDb ID
nm0254869
IdRef ID
08078464X
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14640852
Kinobox person ID
855652
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
15225
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000092228
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10041015
NL CR AUT ID
xx0064717
NUKAT ID
n2012170453
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810569905305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1095767
Obálky knih ID
xx0064717
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095748814
Prabook ID
1678727
RISM ID
people/30101504
SBN author ID
LO1V265642
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
0300607-Ellis-Herb-1921
SecondHandSongs artist ID
30808
Songkick artist ID
135848
TMDB person ID
1161312, 2053044
Tidal artist ID
3606586
Universal Music France artist ID
20000093371
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/3ac21be0-1a64-4ca4-a43a-f6e25f984e45

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 5
Joe's Blues, Hello Herbie, Ellis in Wonderland, Jazz/Concord, Two for the Road
Genre 2
jazz, Gypsy jazz
Mb:composer 2
Detour Ahead, Detour Ahead
Mb:member of band 2
The Great Guitars, The Oscar Peterson Trio
Occupation 2
guitarist, jazz musician
Record label 2
Verve Records, Concord Records
Cause of death 1
Alzheimer's disease
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Ellis
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
Alzheimer's disease
Place of birth 1
Farmersville
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Herb Ellis was born on August 4, 1921[1], in Farmersville[2]. He died on March 28, 2010[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], jazz guitarist[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Herb Ellis born?

Herb Ellis's place of birth was Farmersville[2].

Where did Herb Ellis die?

Herb Ellis passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Herb Ellis do for work?

Herb Ellis worked as a guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], jazz guitarist[7], and musician[8].

Where did Herb Ellis go to school?

Herb Ellis was educated at University of North Texas College of Music[11].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States Verve Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 145514
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63224: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3606586
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 26d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → jazz
    Occupation → guitarist, jazz musician, jazz guitarist +1
    "Update NK ČR – P106, P101"
  4. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 15C8-2F6B-E17F-A2E2-B741
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 15C8-2F6B-E17F-A2E2-B741, batch #269215"
  5. 19w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → —
    "Removed claim: Start of work period: 1941"
  6. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0300607-Ellis-Herb-1921
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0300607-Ellis-Herb-1921, batch #259496"
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