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James Johnston

Scottish bassist, vocalist, and songwriter
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
April 25, 1980
Place of birth
Kilmarnock
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
songwriter, singer
Educated at
Stow College[6]
Sibling
Ben Johnston[19]
Genre
alternative rock[8]
Official website
www.biffyclyro.com[13]
Website
www.biffyclyro.com
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Part of
Biffy Clyro[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Johnston[11]
Given name
James[12]
Instrument
bass guitar, guitar[14][15]
Name in native language
James Johnston[17]
Record label
Beggars Banquet Records[9]
Start of work period
1995[18]
Work period start
1995
🏷️ Also known as
en James Johnston en James Robert Johnston de James Robert Johnston fa جیمز جانستون fr James Robert Johnston he ג'יימס ג'ונסטון
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Biffy Clyro 006.jpg ↗
Discogs artist ID
896580
Freebase ID
/m/03f2yn3
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
4451
MusicBrainz artist ID
61ab1d24-288e-4039-b2f2-fabdcc7949a5
Prabook ID
2191306

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Instrument 2
guitar, bass guitar
Occupation 2
singer, songwriter
Belongs to 1
Biffy Clyro
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Johnston
Genre 1
alternative rock
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Biffy Clyro
Mb:sibling 1
Ben Johnston
Part of 1
Biffy Clyro
Place of birth 1
Kilmarnock
Record label 1
Beggars Banquet Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Ben Johnston
Siblings 1
Ben Johnston
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Summary

James Johnston was born in Kilmarnock[1]. He was born on April 25, 1980[2]. He worked as a songwriter[3] and singer[4].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1980-04-25[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 61ab1d24-288e-4039-b2f2-fabdcc7949a5[23]

FAQs

Where was James Johnston born?

James Johnston was born in Kilmarnock[1].

What did James Johnston do for work?

James Johnston worked as songwriter[3] and singer[4].

Where did James Johnston go to school?

James Johnston was educated at Stow College[6].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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