# Louis W. Ballard

> Louis W. Ballard was a Native American composer, educator, author, artist, and journalist. He is "known as the father of Native American composition."

*Quapaw-Cherokee composer and artist from Oklahoma (1931-2007)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/louis-w-ballard

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-07-08
- **Died:** 2007-02-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Louis W. Ballard was a Native American composer, educator, author, artist, and journalist. He is "known as the father of Native American composition."

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Louis W. Ballard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_W._Ballard)
- [Louis W. Ballard](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_W._Ballard)
- [لويس دبليو. بالارد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88._%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [لويس دبليو. بالارد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88._%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/951e3519-f1ac-4922-87ad-ee80b5d56835)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1872032)

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