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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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18699 |
May 5, 1947 |
A plane carrying Tex Ritter crashes after leaving the airport in Richmond, Virginia. Ritter... |
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Richmond |
va |
|
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18698 |
Jan 21, 1935 |
Tex Ritter has his first Decca Records recording session at the firm's New York studio
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Decca Recording Studio |
New York |
ny |
|
|
18697 |
Jan 19, 1931 |
One week before the production reaches Broadway, "Green Grow The Lilacs" opens in... |
|
Washington |
dc |
|
|
18696 |
Jan 5, 1931 |
"Green Grow The Lilacs" opens for one week at the Garrick Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,... |
Garrick Theater |
Philadelphia |
pa |
|
|
18695 |
Dec 20, 1894 |
Jim Ritter marries Lizzie Matthews in Carthage, Texas. Eleven years later, they produce a son:... |
|
Carthage |
tx |
|
|
18694 |
Mar 12, 1935 |
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ritter, the mother of Tex Ritter, dies in Panola County, Texas |
|
Panola County |
tx |
|
|
18693 |
Nov 27, 1934 |
James Everett Ritter, the father of Tex Ritter, dies in Nederland, Texas |
|
Nederland |
tx |
|
|
18692 |
Oct 14, 1971 |
A New York Post column tells the story of a convict who asks his wife to put a marker on a tree if... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18691 |
Apr 5, 1946 |
Songwriter Vincent Youmans dies in a Denver, Colorado, sanitarium after a 12-year battle with... |
|
Denver |
co |
|
|
18690 |
Sep 27, 1898 |
Songwriter Vincent Youmans is born in New York City. He writes the pop titles "Tea For Two,"... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18689 |
Feb 23, 1974 |
Songwriter Harry Ruby dies in Woodland Hills, California. His song, "Who's Sorry Now?,"... |
|
Woodland Hills |
ca |
|
|
18688 |
Jan 17, 1895 |
Songwriter Harry Ruby is born in New York City. He writes "Who's Sorry Now?," a 1923 pop hit... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18687 |
Jul 28, 1969 |
Broadway composer Frank Loesser dies of lung cancer in New York City. His successes include several... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18686 |
Jun 29, 1910 |
Broadway composer Frank Loesser is born in New York City. His successes include several songs... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18685 |
Oct 19, 1956 |
Sax player and band leader Isham Jones dies in Hollywood. He wrote "It Had To Be You,"... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
18684 |
Jan 31, 1894 |
Songwriter Isham Jones is born in Coaltown, Ohio. Noted for such tunes as "It Had To Be You"... |
|
Coaltown |
oh |
|
|
18683 |
Nov 12, 1972 |
Songwriter Rudolf Friml dies in Hollywood. He composed 20 Broadway musicals, including "Indian... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
18682 |
Dec 7, 1879 |
Pop songwriter Rudolf Friml is born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Two songs he writes for... |
|
Prague |
cz |
|
|
18681 |
Jun 27, 1974 |
Songwriter Cliff Friend dies in Las Vegas, Nevada. His biggest song, "Lovesick Blues," vaulted... |
|
Las Vegas |
nv |
|
|
18680 |
Oct 1, 1893 |
Songwriter Cliff Friend is born on a farm outside Cincinnati, Ohio. He writes "Lovesick... |
|
Cincinnati |
oh |
|
|
18679 |
Dec 6, 1989 |
Songwriter Sammy Fain dies from a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for "Love Is A... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
18678 |
Jun 17, 1902 |
Songwriter Sammy Fain is born in New York. Known for "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella On A Rainy... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18677 |
Jul 10, 1900 |
Pop songwriter Mitchell Parish is born in Lithuania. His song "Star Dust" becomes the title of... |
|
|
lt |
|
|
18676 |
Apr 23, 1953 |
Pop songwriter Peter DeRose dies in New York. He authored Ted Lewis' 1933 hit "Have You Ever... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18675 |
Mar 10, 1900 |
Pop songwriter Peter DeRose is born in New York City. He writes "Have You Ever Been Lonely... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18674 |
Mar 28, 1958 |
W.C. Handy dies in New York City. Acknowledged as the Father of the Blues, he's mentioned in the... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18673 |
Nov 16, 1873 |
W.C. Handy is born in Florence, Alabama. Recognized as the Father of the Blues, he's referenced... |
|
Florence |
al |
|
|
18672 |
May 17, 1969 |
The Father of the Blues, W.C. Handy, is honored with a six-cent postage stamp. Fourteen years... |
|
|
|
|
|
18671 |
Nov 10, 1918 |
Future songwriter Hoagy Carmichael is inducted into the Army. His credits eventually include... |
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|
|
|
|
18670 |
Dec 20, 1979 |
Songwriter Benny Davis dies in Miami, Florida. He created two pop hits that had recently been... |
|
Miami |
fl |
|
|
18669 |
Aug 21, 1895 |
Songwriter Benny Davis is born in New York. He authors two pop hits that are successfully remade... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18668 |
Jun 9, 1950 |
Pop songwriter Joe Burke dies of a heart attack in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The author of... |
|
Upper Darby |
pa |
|
|
18667 |
Mar 16, 1884 |
Pop songwriter Joe Burke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The author of "Tiptoe Through... |
|
Philadelphia |
pa |
|
|
18666 |
Apr 12, 1973 |
Movie producer Arthur Freed dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for such films as... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
18665 |
Sep 9, 1894 |
Movie producer Arthur Freed is born in Charleston, South Carolina. Credited for such pictures as... |
|
Charleston |
sc |
|
|
18664 |
Dec 22, 1933 |
The Bing Crosby movie "Going Hollywood" debuts in theaters. It introduces the song... |
|
|
|
|
|
18663 |
Sep 28, 1964 |
Songwriter Nacio Herb Brown dies in San Francisco. A tailor for Rudolph Valentino and Charlie... |
|
San Francisco |
ca |
|
|
18662 |
Mar 4, 1981 |
Songwriters Hall of Fame member E.Y. "Yip" Harburg dies in an auto accident in Los... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
18661 |
Apr 23, 1986 |
Pop songwriter Harold Arlen dies of cancer in his apartment on New York's Central Park West.... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18660 |
Oct 20, 1953 |
Songwriter Fred Ahlert dies in New York City. His song "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" has... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18659 |
Feb 22, 1896 |
Nacio Herb Brown is born in Deming, New Mexico. A Hollywood tailor for such stars as Rudolph... |
|
Deming |
nm |
|
|
18658 |
Apr 8, 1898 |
Pop songwriter E.Y. "Yip" Harburg is born in New York. Among his numerous successes is "Over... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
18657 |
Feb 15, 1905 |
Pop songwriter Harold Arlen is born in Buffalo, New York. He co-writes "Over The Rainbow," the... |
|
Buffalo |
ny |
|
|
18656 |
Apr 6, 1982 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Some Memories Just Won't Die" |
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|
|
|
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18655 |
Jan 5, 1978 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Return To Me" |
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|
|
|
|
18654 |
Sep 23, 1977 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Don't Let Me Touch You" |
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|
|
|
|
18653 |
Apr 26, 1977 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" |
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|
|
|
|
18652 |
Jan 13, 1977 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Adios Amigo" |
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|
|
|
|
18651 |
Nov 24, 1971 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "The Best Part Of Living" |
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|
|
|
|
18650 |
Apr 22, 1971 |
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "The Chair" |
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