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Willie Bryant

American singer (1908–1964)
Person human Q730199

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
August 30, 1908
Date of death
February 9, 1964
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[11]
Occupation
bandleader, conductor, jazz musician, singer, composer
Genre
jazz[13]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[15]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20]
Family name
Bryant[16]
Given name
Willie[17]
Instrument
voice[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
P14750
6868-6279-953D-A728-9093[21]
Record label
Apollo Records[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willie Bryant en William Steven Bryant en William Stevens Bryant ar فيلي براينت fa ویلی برایانت ja ウィリー・ブライアント ru Уилли Брайант
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000053383448
VIAF cluster ID
66651183
Library of Congress authority ID
no98023751
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000961904
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13891943t
Carnegie Hall agent ID
29736
DAHR artist ID
110802
Discogs artist ID
1202048
Europeana entity
agent/base/19527
FAST ID
410982
Film.ru person ID
uilli-brayant
Freebase ID
/m/03wj3cd
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Grove Music Online ID
J065100
IMDb ID
nm0117255
IdRef ID
189774592
KBR person ID
14630178
Kinobox person ID
983838
Last.fm ID
Willie+Bryant
MusicBrainz artist ID
01170d85-09ea-4323-89b1-8f89d6e27631
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000071154
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007349405505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810617727205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
108726673
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095532719
Prabook ID
1760372
TMDB person ID
1326930
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtxdwYWpHCqrmY4xj9CcP
Yale LUX ID
person/c183fad1-b8f3-48bd-8e1f-bf2edad1b089
Yandex Music artist ID
18086

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
composer, singer, conductor, bandleader, jazz musician
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Bryant
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
New Orleans
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Willie Bryant was born on August 30, 1908[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on February 9, 1964[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a bandleader[5], conductor[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and composer[9].

FAQs

Where was Willie Bryant born?

Willie Bryant was born in New Orleans[2].

Where did Willie Bryant die?

Willie Bryant died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Willie Bryant do for work?

Willie Bryant worked as a bandleader[5], conductor[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and composer[9].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 1202048
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/62839|batch #62839]]: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part1"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    Citizenship → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
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