Scott McKenzie

American singer and songwriter (1939–2012)
Person human Q326281
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Scott McKenzie

Summary

Scott McKenzie is a human[1]. Born in Jacksonville[2], he… he was born on January 10, 1939[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on August 18, 2012[5]. He worked as an artisan[6], composer[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,720 views/month, #6,767 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Jacksonville[2], Scott McKenzie…
  • Scott McKenzie died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Scott McKenzie was born on January 10, 1939[3].
  • Scott McKenzie died on August 18, 2012[5].
  • Scott McKenzie held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Scott McKenzie's professions included artisan[6].
  • Scott McKenzie worked as a composer[7].
  • Scott McKenzie worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Scott McKenzie is recorded as male[11].
  • Scott McKenzie's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Scott McKenzie's genre is rock music[13].
  • Scott McKenzie's genre is pop music[14].
  • Scott McKenzie's record label is recorded as Ode Records[15].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].
  • Scott McKenzie's family name is recorded as McKenzie[17].
  • Scott McKenzie's given name is recorded as Scott[18].
  • Scott McKenzie's pseudonym is recorded as Scott McKenzie[19].
  • Scott McKenzie's official website is recorded as http://www.scottmckenzie.info/[20].
  • Scott McKenzie's medical condition is recorded as Guillain–Barré syndrome[21].
  • Scott McKenzie's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Scott McKenzie's instrument is recorded as guitar[23].
  • Scott McKenzie's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Scott McKenzie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Scott McKenzie's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Philip Wallach Blondheim III'}[26].
  • Scott McKenzie's start of work period is recorded as 1964[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1939-01-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-08-18[31]

  • Genre(s): contemporary folk, folk pop, psychedelic pop, rock, sunshine pop[32]

  • Community tags: contemporary folk, folk pop, psychedelic pop, rock, singer/songwriter, sunshine pop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 120d7ba0-73e1-4e96-98e3-e75f60f232e8[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Jacksonville[2], Scott McKenzie… he was born on January 10, 1939[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artisan[6], composer[7], and songwriter[8].

Death and Burial

Scott McKenzie died on August 18, 2012[5]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].

Why It Matters

Scott McKenzie ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,720 views/month, #6,767 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Scott McKenzie born?

Scott McKenzie's place of birth was Jacksonville[2].

Where did Scott McKenzie die?

Scott McKenzie died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Scott McKenzie do for work?

Scott McKenzie worked as artisan[6], composer[7], and songwriter[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . noise11.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Genre rock music, pop music
    Cause of death myocardial infarction
    Family name McKenzie
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