# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-ammons
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:00:16.257Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-ammons"
name: "Gene Ammons"
slug: "gene-ammons"
description: "Eugene \"Jug\" Ammons, also known as \"The Boss\", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R&B."
tagline: "American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gene_Ammons_PBS_1971.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: "1925-04-14"
deathDate: "1974-08-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.31
  momentum:             0.569216757741348
  historical:           16.283556
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/338mC0yGyX0C9of8QMJ5hK"
    handle:    "338mC0yGyX0C9of8QMJ5hK"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
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    title: "جين أمونز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gene Ammons"
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    title: "Gene Ammons"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
    title: "Gene Ammons"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
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  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Ammons"
    title: "Eugene Ammons"
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    title: "Gene Ammons"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ammons"
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    title: "Джин Еммонс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00dbf694-d614-44cc-91d3-21bf18800e3d"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump