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Vinnie Paul

American drummer (1964–2018)
Person Human Q380531

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
March 11, 1964
Date of death
June 22, 2018
Place of birth
Abilene
Place of death
Las Vegas
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
musician, songwriter, record producer, drummer
Educated at
Bowie High School[11]
Father
Jerry Abbott[9]
Sibling
Dimebag Darrell
Genre
heavy metal music, groove metal, thrash metal, Southern rock, alternative metal, glam metal[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Cause of death
dilated cardiomyopathy[23]
Short name
Vinnie Paul
Described by source
Vinnie Paul, Pantera Drummer and Heavy Metal Innovator, Is Dead at 54
End of work period
2018
Family name
Abbott
Given name
Vincent, Paul
Instrument
drum kit
Manner of death
natural causes
Member of
Pantera, Hellyeah, Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel[12][13][14][15]
Name in native language
Vincent Paul Abbott
Start of work period
1976
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🔖 Identifiers · 25
VIAF cluster ID
2030154260422624480001
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
VinniePaul2008.JPG ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000218532
Discogs artist ID
251580
Encyclopaedia Metallum artist ID
5750
Europeana entity
agent/base/69498
Facebook username
vinniepaulabbott
Freebase ID
/m/04mvnw
GeneaStar person ID
abbottvince
Geni profile ID
6000000004989532983
HAND ID
A82A-5E4F-C1A1-A197-4738
Handbook of Texas ID
fabbo
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IMDb ID
nm0667031
Kinobox person ID
895460
MusicBrainz artist ID
fcefb8fb-05d9-4768-bf60-2e06c970f736
NNDB people ID
027/000083775
PORT person ID
472878
Plex person key
5d776881308bca002032bdd7
Rate Your Music artist ID
vinnie_paul
Rolling Stone artist ID
vinnie-paul
Sinemalar person ID
545560
TMDB person ID
1236315
WikiTree person ID
Abbott-4970
X (Twitter) username
vppantera
ČSFD person ID
442018

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🔗 Connections
Genre 6
heavy metal music, thrash metal, alternative metal, glam metal, groove metal, Southern rock
Mb:composer 6
Revolution Is My Name, Revolution Is My Name, This Love, This Love, Drag the Waters, Drag the Waters
Mb:lyricist 6
Revolution Is My Name, Revolution Is My Name, This Love, This Love, Drag the Waters, Drag the Waters
Mb:writer 6
Walk, Walk, Cemetery Gates, Cemetery Gates, Mouth for War, Mouth for War
Mb:member of band 4
Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah, Rebel Meets Rebel
Member of 4
Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah, Rebel Meets Rebel
Occupation 4
musician, record producer, songwriter, drummer
Belongs to 2
Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel
Given name 2
Vincent, Paul
Cause of death 1
dilated cardiomyopathy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Abbott
Father 1
Jerry Abbott
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
drum kit
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Parent of 1
Jerry Abbott
Place of birth 1
Abilene
Place of death 1
Las Vegas
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Dimebag Darrell
Siblings 1
Dimebag Darrell
← Mb:parent 1
Jerry Abbott
← Mb:sibling 1
Dimebag Darrell
← Producer 1
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Summary

Vinnie Paul was born in Abilene[1]. He was born on March 11, 1964[2]. He passed away in Las Vegas[3]. He died on June 22, 2018[4]. He worked as a musician[5], songwriter[6], record producer[7], and drummer[8].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1964-03-11[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-06-22[27]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, metal[28]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, metal[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fcefb8fb-05d9-4768-bf60-2e06c970f736[30]

FAQs

Where was Vinnie Paul born?

Vinnie Paul was born in Abilene[1].

Where did Vinnie Paul die?

Vinnie Paul died in Las Vegas[3].

Who were Vinnie Paul's parents?

Vinnie Paul's father was Jerry Abbott[9].

What did Vinnie Paul do for work?

Vinnie Paul worked as musician[5], songwriter[6], record producer[7], and drummer[8].

Where did Vinnie Paul go to school?

Vinnie Paul was educated at Bowie High School[11].

Related Entities

Dimebag Darrell Pantera United States

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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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