Joe Hill Louis

American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band
Person human Q773804
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Summary

Joe Hill Louis was born on September 23, 1921[1], in Tennessee[2]. He died on August 5, 1957[3], in Memphis[4]. He worked as a musician[5] and singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Genre: blues[10]
  • Record label: Meteor Records[11], Checker[12], Sam Phillips[13]
  • Cause of death: tetanus[14]
  • Family name: Louis[15]
  • Given name: Joe[16]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[17]
  • Instrument: guitar[18], harmonica[19], voice[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Start of work period: 1957[22]

Why It Matters

Joe Hill Louis is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Joe Hill Louis born?

Joe Hill Louis's place of birth was Tennessee[2].

Where did Joe Hill Louis die?

Joe Hill Louis passed away in Memphis[4].

What did Joe Hill Louis do for work?

Joe Hill Louis worked as a musician[5] and singer[6].

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  3. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 13477678X
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'mzn']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Memphis
    Record label → —
    Cause of death → tetanus
    Instance of → human
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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