Lonnie Lynn
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Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Rashid Lynn | 5 |
| Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. | 2 |
| Lonnie Lynn Sr. | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ musician ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lonnie Lynn
ⓘ
surface form:
Lonnie Lynn Sr.
Pops ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Common
ⓘ
Lonnie Lynn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-09-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| inspired | Common's socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Lonnie Lynn self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of rapper Common
ⓘ
spoken-word appearances on Common's albums ⓘ |
| notableWork |
spoken-word interludes on the album "Be"
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spoken-word interludes on the album "Like Water for Chocolate" ⓘ spoken-word interludes on the album "One Day It'll All Make Sense" ⓘ spoken-word interludes on the album "Resurrection" ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sportsCareer | played basketball at DuSable High School ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Hines ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Lynn Sr.
subject surface form:
Common
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.
this entity surface form:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn