# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-hartford
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:30:23.830Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-hartford"
name: "John Hartford"
slug: "john-hartford"
description: "John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country, and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. His most successful song is \"Gentle on My Mind\", which won three Grammy Awards and was listed in \"BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century\". Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song. He also invented his own shuffle tap dance move, and clogged on an amplified piece of plywood while he played and sang."
tagline: "American singer-songwriter and musician (1937–2001)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Image-John_Hartford_playing_at_Merlefest%2C_North_Carolina_(2000)-fls.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: "1937-12-30"
deathDate: "2001-06-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.01141226818830243
  historical:           12.51931466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/108052532570308"
    handle:    "108052532570308"
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.johnhartford.com"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "جون هارتفورد"
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    title: "جون هارتفورد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Hartford"
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    title: "John Hartford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Hartford"
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    title: "John Hartford"
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    title: "John Hartford"
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    title: "John Hartford"
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    title: "Хартфорд, Джон"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump