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Ricky Ford

American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Ricky Ford

Summary

Ricky Ford is a human[1]. Born in Boston[2], he… he was born on March 4, 1954[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and recording artist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ricky Ford was born in Boston[2].
  • Ricky Ford was born on March 4, 1954[3].
  • Ricky Ford held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ricky Ford worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Ricky Ford worked as a saxophonist[5].
  • Ricky Ford worked as a recording artist[6].
  • Ricky Ford was influenced by Dexter Gordon[9].
  • Ricky Ford is recorded as male[10].
  • Ricky Ford's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Ricky Ford's genre is jazz[12].
  • Ricky Ford's genre is bebop[13].
  • Ricky Ford's record label is recorded as Candid Records[14].
  • Ricky Ford's discography is recorded as Ricky Ford discography[15].
  • Ricky Ford's Commons category is recorded as Ricky Ford[16].
  • Ricky Ford's family name is recorded as Ford[17].
  • Ricky Ford's given name is recorded as Ricky[18].
  • Ricky Ford's official website is recorded as http://ricky.ford.free.fr/[19].
  • Ricky Ford's instrument is recorded as saxophone[20].
  • Ricky Ford's instrument is recorded as soprano saxophone[21].
  • Ricky Ford's instrument is recorded as tenor saxophone[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1954-03-04[25]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, post-bop[26]

  • Community tags: hard bop, jazz, post-bop[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4da1aa96-aa26-4bfd-b9ab-93983f3a0b7c[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Ricky Ford's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on March 4, 1954[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and recording artist[6].

Why It Matters

Ricky Ford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Ricky Ford born?

Ricky Ford was born in Boston[2].

What did Ricky Ford do for work?

Ricky Ford worked as jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and recording artist[6].

Related Entities

Dexter Gordon United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ricky
    Influenced by → —
    Family name → Ford
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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