# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ben-pollack
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:31:35.079Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ben-pollack"
name: "Ben Pollack"
slug: "ben-pollack"
description: "Benjamin \"Ben\" Pollack was an American drummer and bandleader from the mid-1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to employ musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland, and Harry James. This ability earned him the nickname the \"Father of Swing\"."
tagline: "American musician (1903-1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ben_Pollack.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1903-06-22"
deathDate: "1971-06-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.72
  momentum:             0.7208588957055215
  historical:           10.95849733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/357512"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83"
    title: "بن بولاك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Pollack"
    title: "Ben Pollack"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6593ecce-4893-49d9-95f6-86965c02af0a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816581"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump