Joseph Hill

singer and songwriter for the reggae group Culture (1949-2006)
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Joseph Hill

Summary

Joseph Hill is a human[1]. He was born in Linstead[2]. He was born on January 22, 1949[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on August 19, 2006[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6], singer[7], musician[8], and guitarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Hill was born in Linstead[2].
  • Joseph Hill died in Berlin[4].
  • Joseph Hill was born on January 22, 1949[3].
  • Joseph Hill died on August 19, 2006[5].
  • Joseph Hill held citizenship in Jamaica[11].
  • Joseph Hill worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Joseph Hill's professions included singer[7].
  • Joseph Hill's professions included musician[8].
  • Joseph Hill's professions included guitarist[9].
  • Joseph Hill is recorded as male[12].
  • Joseph Hill's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Joseph Hill's genre is roots reggae[14].
  • Joseph Hill's Commons category is recorded as Joseph Hill[15].
  • Joseph Hill's family name is recorded as Hill[16].
  • Joseph Hill's given name is recorded as Joseph[17].
  • Joseph Hill's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Joseph Hill's start of work period is recorded as 2006[19].

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[20]

  • Country: JM[21]

  • Began / founded: 1949-01-22[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2006-08-19[23]

  • Genre(s): roots reggae[24]

  • Community tags: roots reggae[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5d79f1ae-2331-4eba-90a2-b23367555a61[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Joseph Hill's place of birth was Linstead[2]. He was born on January 22, 1949[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6], singer[7], musician[8], and guitarist[9].

Death and Burial

Joseph Hill died on August 19, 2006[5]. He passed away in Berlin[4].

Why It Matters

Joseph Hill ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Hill born?

Joseph Hill was born in Linstead[2].

Where did Joseph Hill die?

Joseph Hill passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Joseph Hill do for work?

Joseph Hill worked as songwriter[6], singer[7], musician[8], and guitarist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . 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. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  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.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation songwriter, singer, musician +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q639669]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument voice
    Place of birth Linstead
    Genre
    Citizenship
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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