# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ray-nance
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:13:54.011Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ray-nance"
name: "Ray Nance"
slug: "ray-nance"
description: "Ray Willis Nance was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra."
tagline: "American jazz musician (1913–1976)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ray_Nance%2C_between_1938_and_1948_(William_P._Gottlieb_14471).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: "1913-12-10"
deathDate: "1976-01-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.62
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.48257866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1098968/"
    handle:    "nm1098968"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/282552"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3"
    title: "راى نانس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99_%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A1"
    title: "ריי נאנס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9"
    title: "レイ・ナンス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance"
    title: "Ray Nance"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a765d3e6-0a39-4910-b0d8-f80557be846d"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937573"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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