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  • Aug 10, 1908
    Piano player and big-band leader Claude Thornhill is born in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1946, his orchestra records the first hit version of "A Sunday Kind Of Love," which becomes a country hit for Reba McEntire in 1988
    Nov 11, 1946
    Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra record the first version of the Louis Prima-penned "A Sunday Kind Of Love," featuring vocalist Fran Warren. The song becomes a country hit for Reba McEntire in 1988
    Jul 1, 1965
    Big-band leader Claude Thornhill dies of a heart attack at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. His orchestra recorded the first hit version of "Sunday Kind Of Love," a country hit for Reba McEntire in 1988

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