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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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28199 |
Jul 1, 1987 |
Pop songwriter Jerry Livingston dies at his home in Beverly Hills. His career included plenty of... |
home |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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28198 |
Mar 25, 1909 |
Pop songwriter Jerry Livingston is born in Denver, Colorado. Known for such songs as "Bibbidi... |
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Denver |
co |
|
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28197 |
Feb 4, 1915 |
Pop songwriter Ray Evans is born in Salamanca, New York. Known for "Silver Bells" and "Que... |
|
Salamanca |
ny |
|
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28196 |
Jul 5, 1912 |
Songwriter Mack David is born in New York City. In addition to plenty of film music, he writes... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28195 |
Jun 18, 1998 |
Songwriter Edward Eliscu dies in Newtown, Connecticut. Nearly 15 years prior, Willie Nelson earned... |
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Newtown |
ct |
|
|
28194 |
Apr 26, 1902 |
Actor and lyricist Edward Eliscu is born in New York City. In 1929, he comes up with the score... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28193 |
Apr 17, 1991 |
Lyricist Jack Yellen dies in Concord, New York. He wrote The Blue Sky Boys' "Are You From... |
|
Concord |
ny |
|
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28192 |
Jul 6, 1892 |
Lyricist Jack Yellen is born in Poland. He writes The Blue Sky Boys' "Are You From Dixie?"... |
|
|
po |
|
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28191 |
Jun 19, 1978 |
Mabel Wayne, hailed as America's first female songwriter, dies in Glen Cove, New York. Fifty... |
|
Glen Cove |
ny |
|
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28190 |
Jul 16, 1904 |
Songwriter Mabel Wayne is born in Brooklyn, New York. She co-writes Gene Austin's 1928 pop... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28189 |
Dec 20, 1976 |
Lyricist Ned Washington dies in Los Angeles. He authored "The Nearness Of You," "Rawhide"... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28188 |
Aug 15, 1901 |
Lyricist Ned Washington is born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He writes "When You Wish Upon A... |
|
Scranton |
pa |
|
|
28187 |
Dec 29, 1984 |
Pop songwriter Leo Robin dies in Woodland Hills, California. A co-writer of "Thanks For The... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28186 |
Apr 6, 1900 |
Songwriter Leo Robin is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Known for "Diamonds Are A Girl's... |
|
Pittsburgh |
pa |
|
|
28185 |
Dec 16, 1895 |
Lyricist Andy Razaf is born in Washington, D.C. Razaf writes "Honeysuckle Rose," "In The... |
|
Washington |
dc |
|
|
28184 |
Jan 22, 1976 |
Pop songwriter Edgar Leslie dies in New York City. Later in the year, his song "Among My... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28183 |
Dec 31, 1885 |
Pop songwriter Edgar Leslie is born in Stamford, Connecticut. Noted for such titles as "Moon... |
|
Stamford |
ct |
|
|
28182 |
Jan 5, 1997 |
Pop songwriter Burton Lane dies of lung cancer in New York City. He authored "Look To The... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28181 |
Feb 12, 1912 |
Songwriter Burton Lane is born in New York City. The author of "That Old Devil Moon" and "On... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28180 |
Sep 26, 2000 |
Pop songwriter Carl Sigman dies in Manhasset, New York. He authored such familiar titles as... |
|
Manhasset |
ny |
|
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28179 |
Sep 24, 1909 |
Pop songwriter Carl Sigman is born in Brooklyn, New York. He writes such classics as... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28178 |
Aug 17, 1983 |
Lyricist Ira Gershwin dies in Beverly Hills, California. Working with brother George, he wrote... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28177 |
Dec 6, 1896 |
Pop lyricist Ira Gershwin is born in New York City. His successes include "I Got Rhythm,"... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28176 |
Sep 22, 1981 |
Songwriter Harry Warren dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A 1971 Songwriters... |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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28175 |
Dec 24, 1893 |
Songwriter Harry Warren is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for such titles as "Jeepers... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28174 |
Nov 6, 1965 |
Jazz and vaudevillian songwriter Clarence Williams dies in Queens, New York. Associated with... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28173 |
Oct 6, 1893 |
Jazz entertainer and songwriter Clarence Williams is born in Plaquemin, Louisiana. Noted for his... |
|
Plaquemin |
la |
|
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28172 |
Dec 30, 1979 |
Broadway songwriter Richard Rodgers dies at his New York City home. Associated with such... |
home |
New York |
ny |
|
|
28171 |
Jun 28, 1902 |
Broadway songwriter Richard Rodgers is born in New York City. Noted for his work on "South... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28170 |
Nov 22, 1959 |
Broadway lyricist Sam Lewis dies in New York. The author of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie... |
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New York |
ny |
|
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28169 |
Oct 25, 1885 |
Lyricist Sam Lewis is born in New York City. The author of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
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28168 |
Jul 22, 1850 |
Songwriter Stephen Foster marries Jane McDowell in Pennsylvania. His songs will be sung by the... |
|
|
pa |
|
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28167 |
Jan 11, 1843 |
Attorney Francis Scott Key dies in his sleep in Baltimore, Maryland. Three decades prior, he... |
|
Baltimore |
md |
|
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28166 |
Aug 1, 1779 |
Songwriter Francis Scott Key is born on his parents' plantation in Frederick, Maryland. During... |
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Frederick |
md |
|
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28165 |
Aug 23, 1960 |
Oscar Hammerstein II, who co-wrote the music for "Oklahoma!" and "The Sound Of Music," dies... |
home |
Doylestown |
pa |
|
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28164 |
Jul 12, 1895 |
Songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II is born in New York City. A composer of the musicals... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28163 |
Feb 11, 1945 |
"I Only Have Eyes For You" songwriter Al Dubin dies of pneumonia and drug poisoning in New... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28162 |
Jun 10, 1891 |
Pop songwriter Al Dubin is born in Zurich, Switzerland. Best known for writing "I Only Have... |
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Zurich |
sw |
|
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28161 |
May 2, 1895 |
Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart is born in New York City. The co-author of "My Funny Valentine"... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28160 |
Jul 13, 1970 |
Pop songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert dies following a stroke in Los Angeles just two years after... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28159 |
Aug 31, 1886 |
Pop songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert is born in Odessa, Russia. He pens Gene Austin's 1928 hit... |
|
Odessa |
ru |
|
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28158 |
Jul 11, 1950 |
Pop songwriter and Capitol Records co-founder Buddy De Sylva dies in Los Angeles. The label has... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28157 |
Jan 27, 1895 |
"Look For The Silver Lining" songwriter Buddy De Sylva is born in New York City. In 1942, he... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
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28156 |
Mar 21, 1931 |
With Nazis frequently inciting riots at the public performance of his songs, Jewish songwriter... |
|
|
gr |
|
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28155 |
Jan 24, 1963 |
Pop songwriter Otto Harbach dies in New York City. Best known for co-writing "Smoke Gets In... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28154 |
Aug 18, 1873 |
Pop songwriter Otto Harbach is born in Salt Lake City, Utah. The author of "Smoke Gets In Your... |
|
Salt Lake City |
ut |
|
|
28153 |
Jul 11, 1937 |
Pop songwriter George Gershwin dies in Beverly Hills during a brain operation. Known for... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28152 |
Sep 26, 1898 |
Pop songwriter George Gershwin is born in New York City. Known for "I Got Rhythm" and "They... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
28151 |
May 22, 1969 |
Pop songwriter Jimmy McHugh dies in Beverly Hills. He earned country hits as a writer of Ella... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
28150 |
Jul 10, 1894 |
Songwriter Jimmy McHugh is born in Boston. Associated with Harlem's Cotton Club, he hits the... |
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Boston |
ma |
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