Zez Confrey · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
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Within Vinony's link graph, Zez Confrey is referenced by 59 other articles, and connects out to YouTube, World War II and World War I.
Vinony files it under 1895 births, 1971 deaths and 20th-century American composers.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Three pieces for solo piano
- Jap-a-lac-ee
- Zez Confrey Piano Solos Ragtime, Novelty, and Jazz
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Peru, Illinois, USA
Known for
- Home Run on the Keys — Zez Confrey1937
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1971
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,619
- Total plays
- 32,924
Tags
Pianist/Composer born in Peru, IL 1895. Composer of tunes including My Pet and Kitten on the Keys. Credited as the originator of novelty ragtime. A follower of the fingerbuster piano players like James P Johnson and Willie "The Lion" Smith. Died in Lakewood, NJ 1971 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Zez+Confrey">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peru
- Place of death
- Lakewood
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Chicago Musical College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- ragtime
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Image
- ZezConfreySeatedWithVictorPhonograph.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zez Confrey
- date of birth
- 1895-04-03
- date of death
- 1971-11-22
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0