Red Simpson

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Red Simpson was an American country singer-songwriter best known for his truck-driving songs and contributions to the Bakersfield sound movement.

All labels observed (1)

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Red Simpson canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer-songwriter ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeIn 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
Bakersfield, California music scene ⓘ
associatedAct Buck Owens ⓘ
Capitol Records ⓘ
birthName Joseph Cecil Simpson ⓘ
burialPlace Bakersfield, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Bakersfield
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2016-01-08 ⓘ
ethnicity White American ⓘ
familyName Simpson ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre Bakersfield sound ⓘ
country music ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Bakersfield sound ⓘ
name Red Simpson ⓘ
nickname Red ⓘ
notableFor truck-driving songs ⓘ
notableWork Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves ⓘ
I'm a Truck ⓘ
Roll, Truck, Roll ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Higley, Arizona, United States ⓘ
linked to: Higley, Arizona
placeOfDeath Bakersfield, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Bakersfield
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
wroteFor other country artists ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bakersfield sound → notableArtist → Red Simpson ⓘ
Red Simpson → name → Red Simpson ⓘ