# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vernel-fournier
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:59:34.889Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vernel-fournier"
name: "Vernel Fournier"
slug: "vernel-fournier"
description: "Vernel Anthony Fournier, known from 1975 as Amir Rushdan, was an American jazz drummer probably best known for his work with Ahmad Jamal from 1956 to 1962."
tagline: "American musician (1928-2000)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vernell_Fournier.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: "1928-07-30"
deathDate: "2000-11-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.15
  momentum:             2.518047826740863
  historical:           9.61764
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/255076"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernel_Fournier"
    title: "Vernel Fournier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernel_Fournier"
    title: "Vernel Fournier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernel_Fournier"
    title: "Vernel Fournier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernel_Fournier"
    title: "Vernel Fournier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernel_Fournier"
    title: "Vernel Fournier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2"
    title: "ヴァーネル・フォーニア"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernel_Fournier"
    title: "Vernel Fournier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B5%2C_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB"
    title: "Фурнье, Вернел"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%94"
    title: "Вернел Фурньє"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/60f32468-07df-408f-a3d7-622af9271da6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931021"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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