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    • Aug 8, 1907
    Alto sax player Benny Carter is born in Harlem. A significant jazz figure, he makes one appearance in an early version of Billboard's country charts, reaching upper levels in 1944 with "Hurry, Hurry!"
    Sep 17, 1989
    Ray Price performs "San Antonio Rose" for president George Bush in a concert that also features Lynn Redgrave, Benny Carter and F. Murray Abraham in Washington, D.C. The show is televised the next month as "In Performance At The White House"
    Oct 4, 1989
    Ray Price is featured singing "San Antonio Rose" as PBS airs "In Performance At The White House." President George Bush is on hand for a lineup that includes Benny Carter, Lynn Redgrave and F. Murray Abraham
    Jul 12, 2003
    Jazz legend Benny Carter dies of bronchitis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A significant saxophonist, his 1944 single "Hurry, Hurry!" landed on the Billboard folk hit parade, a predecessor to the country charts
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