# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jimmy-rushing
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:07:34.683Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jimmy-rushing"
name: "Jimmy Rushing"
slug: "jimmy-rushing"
description: "James Andrew Rushing was an American singer and pianist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948."
tagline: "American blues shouter and swing jazz singer (1901-1972)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jimmy_Rushing_1946_(Gottlieb_07551).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: "1901-08-26"
deathDate: "1972-06-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.56
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.77282533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750740/"
    handle:    "nm0750740"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Джимми Рашинг"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Rushing"
    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jimmy Rushing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump