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Larry Hall born 30 June 1940
Larry Hall (born Lawrence Kendall Hall; June 30, 1940 – September 24, 1997) was an American singer mostly known for his one-hit wonder song called "Sandy" in 1959. The disc reached #15 on the Billboard...
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Alvino Rey born 1 July 1908
Alvin McBurney (July 1, 1907 – February 2, 2004), known by his stage name Alvino Rey, was an American swing era musician, often credited as the father of the pedal steel guitar. He was mainly...
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Gene McFadden born 2 July 1948
Gene McFadden (July 2, 1948 **– January 27, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and...
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Ray Pillow born 4 July 1937
Ray Pillow (born July 4, 1937) is an American country music singer, best known as a prominent publisher renowned for his rare gift of matching performers with high-quality songs right for their style....
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Joe Liggins born 9 July 1916
Joseph Christopher "Joe" Liggins, Jr. (born Theodro Elliott; July 9, 1916 – July 26, 1987) was an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist and vocalist who led Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers in the...
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Eileen Rodgers born 10 July 1930
Eileen Rodgers (July 10, 1930 – July 13, 2003) was an American singer and Broadway performer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1930, Eileen Rodgers grew up in South Oakland and graduated from...
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Joe Houston born 11 July 1926
Joseph Abraham "Joe" Houston (July 11*, 1926 – December 28, 2015) was an American tenor saxophonist who played jazz and rhythm and blues.He was born in Bastrop, a suburb of Austin, Texas, and studied...
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Mari Trini born 12 July 1947
Mari Trini (12 July 1947 – 6 April 2009), born Maria Trinidad Perez Miravete, was a Spanish pop singer and actress from Caravaca de la Cruz. Her intensity, with a strong undercurrent of melancholy,...
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Corky Cocoran born 28 July 1924
Gene Patrick "Corky" Corcoran (July 28, 1924 - October 3, 1979) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Born in Tacoma, Washington up in the Pacific North West, a slightly built teenager called Gene...
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Vic Lewis born 29 July 1919
Vic Lewis (29 July 1919 – 9 February 2009) was a British jazz guitarist and bandleader. He also enjoyed success as an artist's agent and manager. Primarily known as a conductor and composer than a...
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Dick McDonough born 30 July 1904
Dick McDonough (July 30, 1904 – May 25, 1938) was an American jazz guitarist and banjoist. He was best known for his duets with guitarist Carl Kress. McDonough began playing banjo and mandolin in high...
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Hank Jones born 31 July 1918
Henry "Hank" Jones (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Henry "Hank" Jones moved to Pontiac, Michigan, where...
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Morris Stoloff born 1 August 1898
Morris Stoloff (1 August 1898 – 16 April 1980) was a violinist and musical composer. Stoloff worked with Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra. Stoloff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
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Hank Cochran born 2 July 1935
Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including...
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Syreeta Wright born 3 August 1946
Syreeta Wright (August 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with her ex-husband Stevie Wonder...
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Abe Lyman born 4 August 1897
Abe Lyman (August 4, 1897 – October 23, 1957) was a popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including Your...
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Jeri Southern born 5 August 1926
Genevieve Lillian Hering, known by her stage name Jeri Southern, (August 5, 1926 - August 4, 1991) was a jazz pianist and singer.A converted piano player and vocal coach, Jeri Southern became one of...
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Webb Pierce born 8 August 1921
Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American honky tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits...
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Marjorie Hyams born 9 August 1920
Marjorie "Marjie" Hyams (August 9, 1920 – June 14, 2012) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, and arranger. If Marjie Hyams had not retired prematurely, she would have been much better known in...
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