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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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30549 |
May 13, 1999 |
Red Kirk dies in Bristol, Tennessee. A disc jockey in Knoxville and Ohio, he also had a pair of... |
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Bristol |
tn |
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30548 |
Sep 30, 1935 |
Pop singer Jill Corey is born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania. In 1957, she introduces her biggest... |
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Avonmore |
pa |
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30547 |
Feb 16, 1934 |
Herbert and Harold Kalin are born in Port Jervis, New York. As The Kalin Twins, they hit the Top 10... |
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Port Jervis |
ny |
|
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30546 |
Oct 27, 1996 |
Comic Morey Amsterdam dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for his role on "The Dick... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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30545 |
Dec 14, 1914 |
Comedian Morey Amsterdam is born in Chicago. In addition to writing jokes and appearing on "The... |
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Chicago |
il |
|
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30544 |
Dec 6, 1948 |
Swing-band leader Dick Jurgens marries Miriam Davidson, less than two years after he earned his... |
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|
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30543 |
Oct 22, 1934 |
Swing artist Dick Jurgens holds his first recording session, for Decca Records. Some 13 years... |
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|
|
|
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30542 |
Oct 5, 1995 |
Big-band leader Dick Jurgens dies of cancer at Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento. His... |
Sutter General Hospital |
Sacramento |
ca |
|
|
30541 |
Jan 9, 1910 |
Bandleader Dick Jurgens is born in Sacramento, California. He earns a series of pop hits during the... |
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Sacramento |
ca |
|
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30540 |
Apr 20, 1933 |
Jeanette Hicks is born in Texarkana, Arkansas. She becomes a Louisiana Hayride performer, appearing... |
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Texarkana |
tx |
|
|
30539 |
Apr 29, 1993 |
Rock musician Mick Ronson dies of cancer-related liver failure in London. Most closely associated... |
|
London |
uk |
|
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30538 |
May 26, 1946 |
Rock musician Mick Ronson is born in Hull, England. Most closely associated with David Bowie, Mott... |
|
Hull |
uk |
|
|
30537 |
Jun 2, 1949 |
Ronnie Jones is born in Ada, Oklahoma. He assumes the stage name Anthony Armstrong Jones, picking... |
|
Ada |
ok |
|
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30536 |
Feb 16, 2004 |
Blues singer Ella Johnson dies in New York City. She was the vocalist for brother Buddy Johnson's... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
30535 |
Jun 22, 1923 |
Blues singer Ella Johnson is born in Darlington, South Carolina. She sings lead for brother Buddy... |
|
Darlington |
sc |
|
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30534 |
Feb 9, 1977 |
Big-band leader Buddy Johnson dies of a brain tumor in New York City. In 1944, his single "When My... |
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New York |
ny |
|
|
30533 |
Jan 10, 1915 |
Blues piano player Buddy Johnson is born in Darlington, South Carolina. He earns a country hit in... |
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Darlington |
sc |
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30532 |
Sep 28, 1933 |
Country Johnny Mathis is born in Maud, Texas. He joins Jimmy Lee Fautheree to form Jimmy &... |
|
Maud |
tx |
|
|
30531 |
Jun 29, 2004 |
Jimmy Lee Fautheree dies of cancer at his home in Dallas. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he... |
home |
Dallas |
tx |
|
|
30530 |
Apr 11, 1934 |
Jimmy Lee Fautheree is born in Smackover, Arkansas. He teams with Country Johnny Mathis to create... |
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Smackover |
ar |
|
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30529 |
Dec 2, 1960 |
Lonnie Irving dies of leukemia just months after earning the only hit of his career, with "Pinball... |
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|
|
|
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30528 |
Jun 11, 1932 |
One-hit wonder Lonnie Irving is born in Stoneville, North Carolina. The one hit: the 1960 release... |
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Stoneville |
nc |
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30527 |
May 23, 1963 |
Pop singer Eddy Howard dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. A prolific figure during the 1940s and '50s,... |
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30526 |
Sep 12, 1914 |
Pop singer Eddy Howard is born in Woodland, California. At the peak of his popularity, he lands a... |
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Woodland |
ca |
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30525 |
Aug 18, 1918 |
Gilbert "Cisco" Houston is born in Wilmington, Delaware. He becomes a singing partner and... |
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Wilmington |
de |
|
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30524 |
Apr 29, 1961 |
Gilbert "Cisco" Houston dies of cancer in San Bernardino, California. A longtime drinking... |
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San Bernardino |
ca |
|
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30523 |
Mar 13, 1978 |
Roy Hogsed dies at his home in Vista, California. A former president of the International Order of... |
home |
Vista |
ca |
|
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30522 |
Dec 24, 1919 |
Roy Hogsed is born in Flippin, Arkansas. He earns a country hit with his 1948 recording of Woody... |
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Flippin |
ar |
|
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30521 |
Dec 10, 1947 |
Bud Hobbs and His Trail Herders record the Sheb Wooley-penned songs "Lazy Mary" and... |
Radio Recorders |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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30520 |
Jul 18, 1958 |
Bud Hobbs dies of a heart attack at age 38 in Bakersfield, California. The leader of a dance band,... |
|
Bakersfield |
ca |
|
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30519 |
Oct 16, 1919 |
Henry Roland Hobbs is born in Kern County, California. Using the name Bud Hobbs, he scores a trio... |
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Kern County |
ca |
|
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30518 |
Dec 13, 1971 |
Tiny Hill dies in Denver, Colorado. The 350-pound comic, nicknamed America's Biggest Bandleader,... |
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Denver |
co |
|
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30517 |
Jul 19, 1906 |
Harry "Tiny" Hill is born in Sullivan Township, Illinois. Earning his nickname by... |
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Sullivan Township |
il |
|
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30516 |
Nov 11, 1993 |
Big band figure Erskine Hawkins dies at his home in Willingboro, New Jersey. A trumpet player and... |
home |
Willingboro |
nj |
|
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30515 |
Jul 26, 1914 |
Jazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins is born in Birmingham, Alabama. The leader of his own big band, he... |
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Birmingham |
al |
|
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30514 |
Apr 15, 1932 |
Luke Gordon is born in Quincy, Kentucky. One of country's one-hit wonders, he gains his 15 minutes... |
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Quincy |
ky |
|
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30513 |
Apr 9, 1990 |
Singer/songwriter Darrell Glenn dies of cancer at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.... |
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|
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30512 |
Apr 9, 1990 |
Singer/songwriter Darrell Glenn dies of cancer at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth,... |
John Peter Smith Hospital |
Fort Worth |
tx |
|
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30511 |
Dec 7, 1935 |
Darrell Glenn is born in Waco, Texas. At age 17, he earns his only country hit with "Crying In... |
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|
|
|
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30510 |
Dec 7, 1935 |
Darrell Glenn is born in Waco, Texas. At age 17, he earns his only country hit with "Crying In... |
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Waco |
tx |
|
|
30509 |
Aug 20, 1999 |
Bob Gallion dies in Williamstown, Virginia. He racked up a pair of Top 10 hits as a recording... |
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Williamstown |
va |
|
|
30508 |
May 16, 1981 |
R&B keyboard player Ernie Freeman dies of a heart attack. Freeman made one showing on the country... |
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|
|
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30507 |
Aug 16, 1922 |
R&B piano player Ernie Freeman is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He scores one country hit during his... |
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Cleveland |
oh |
|
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30506 |
Oct 4, 1987 |
Jimmy Springs dies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Los Angeles R&B group The... |
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Philadelphia |
pa |
|
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30505 |
Sep 5, 1911 |
Jimmy Springs is born in Mattoon, Illinois. He joins the R&B vocal act The 5 Red Caps, which... |
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Mattoon |
il |
|
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30504 |
May 26, 1968 |
R&B singer Little Willie John dies in Washington State Prison while serving time for manslaughter.... |
Washington State Prison |
|
wa |
|
|
30503 |
Nov 15, 1937 |
R&B artist Little Willie John is born in Cullendale, Arkansas. A colorful figure with a street... |
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Cullendale |
ar |
|
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30502 |
Nov 8, 1942 |
Drummer John Perez is born. He joins the Tex-Mex group The Sir Douglas Quintet during the 1960s,... |
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|
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30501 |
Jun 3, 1936 |
Novelist Larry McMurtry is born in Wichita Falls, Texas. The author of such titles as... |
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Wichita Falls |
tx |
|
|
30500 |
Mar 18, 1962 |
Singer/songwriter James McMurtry is born in Fort Worth, Texas. Noted for his highly literary... |
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Fort Worth |
tx |
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