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Mark James

American songwriter
Person human Q259192

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1940, November 29, 1940[10]
Date of death
June 8, 2024
Place of birth
Houston
Place of death
Nashville
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
composer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, singer, musician
Award received
Songwriters Hall of Fame[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Birth name
Francis Rodney Zambon[19]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[24]
End of work period
2024[21]
Family name
Zambon[14]
Given name
Francis, Rodney[15][16]
P14750
87D7-93FA-0568-206B-6C65[25]
Pseudonym
Mark James[17]
Start of work period
1968[20]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000107815526
VIAF cluster ID
53659975
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2003010810
GND ID
1135227292
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000284163, mn0002380997
BIBSYS ID
5073764
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13799609k
Discogs artist ID
565289
Freebase ID
/m/01sz103
GTAA ID
258395
Grammy Awards artist ID
mark-james/13598
IMDb ID
nm1108027
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IPI name number
00034493778
Internet Broadway Database person ID
505005
KANTO ID
000185752
MusicBrainz artist ID
fb58dcc9-a429-4edf-a747-415fd86f1a7b
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000112453
National Library of Latvia ID
000108225
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX979317
Rate Your Music artist ID
mark_james
SecondHandSongs artist ID
3179
Songkick artist ID
508858
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
mark_james
WikiTree person ID
Zambon-15
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrPkK99kYwMhjMkdKrv3
ČSFD person ID
587675

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 8
Suspicious Minds, Suspicious Minds, Moody Blue, Moody Blue, Hooked on a Feeling, Hooked on a Feeling, Sunday Sunrise, Sunday Sunrise
Mb:lyricist 8
Suspicious Minds, Suspicious Minds, Moody Blue, Moody Blue, Hooked on a Feeling, Hooked on a Feeling, Sunday Sunrise, Sunday Sunrise
Compositions 3
Always on My Mind, Suspicious Minds, Hooked on a Feeling
Occupation 3
composer, songwriter, singer-songwriter
← Lyricist 3
Always on My Mind, Suspicious Minds, Hooked on a Feeling
Mb:writer 2
Always on My Mind, Always on My Mind
Award received 1
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Francis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:performer of 1
Suspicious Minds / A Taste of Heaven
Place of birth 1
Houston
Place of death 1
Nashville
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Performer 1
Suspicious Minds
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Summary

Mark James was born in 1940[1] in Houston[2]. He died on June 8, 2024[3], in Nashville[4]. He worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], singer-songwriter[7], singer[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Mark James born?

Mark James was born in Houston[2].

Where did Mark James die?

Mark James died in Nashville[4].

What did Mark James do for work?

Mark James worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], singer-songwriter[7], singer[8], and musician[9].

What awards did Mark James receive?

Honors received include Songwriters Hall of Fame[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved . houstonchronicle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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