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Pookie Hudson born 11 June 1934
Thornton James "Pookie" Hudson, ( 11 June 1934 - 16 January 2007) was the lead singer of one of the finest doo-wop groups of the 1950s, the Spaniels. The warm singing on his own composition...
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Si Zentner born 13 June 1917
Simon Hugh "Si" Zentner (June 13, 1917 in New York City – January 31, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American trombonist and jazz big-band leader. While big bands seemed to be fading fast during...
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P.C gone for 10 year service
Looks like my compie needs a doctor, So it's been sent to a PC Hospice for repair. Maybe a week. Watch this space.
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Harold Melvin born 25 June 1939
Harold Melvin (25 June 1939 - 24 March 1997) was one of the driving forces behind Philadelphia soul, leading his group the Blue Notes to the top of the charts during their stint on Kenny Gamble and...
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Clarence Profit born 26 June 1912
Clarence Profit (June 26, 1912 – October 22, 1944) was a jazz pianist and composer associated with swing. His premature death has led to him being somewhat obscure in jazz history books although he was...
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Leroy Anderson born 29 June 1908
Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler....
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Lena Horne born 30 June 1917
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an African American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television, and...
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Ruth Olay born 1 July 1924
Ruth Olay (born Ruth Lissauer, San Francisco 1924-) is a jazz singer with Hungarian ancestry who was born in San Francisco, the daughter of a Rabbi and a professional chorister mother. She moved to Los...
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Lee Allen born 2 July 1927
Lee Francis Allen (July 2, 1927 – October 18, 1994) was an American tenor saxophone player. He was a key figure in New Orleans rock and roll of the 1950s and recorded with many leading performers of...
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Mitch Miller born 4 July 1911
Mitchell William "Mitch" Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American oboist, conductor, recording producer and recording industry executive. He was involved in almost all aspects of the...
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Diana Lynn born 5 July 1926
Diana Marie Lynn (July 5, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American stage and movie actress. Lynn was born Dolores Eartha Loehr in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Louis Loehr, was an oil supply...
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Billy Eckstine born 8 July 1914
William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer, and a bandleader of the swing era. He was noted for his rich, resonant, almost operatic bass-baritone...
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Johnny Johnston born 10 July 1919
Johnny Johnston (10 July 1919 - 10 June 1998, London), was a singer, songwriter and jingle composer, known as “The King of the Jingles.”Johnston was born John Reine in 1919, but little has been...
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Billy Kyle born 14 July 1914
William Osborne Kyle (July 14, 1914 - February 23, 1966) was an American jazz pianist.Kyle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began gigging with local bands while in his teens. In the early...
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Mindy Carson born 16 July 1927
Mindy Carson (born July 16, 1927) is an American former traditional pop vocalist. She was heard often on radio during the 1940s and 1950s.Carson was born in New York City and grew up in the Bronx,...
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Red Sovine born 17 July 1917
Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to...
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Buddy Knox born 20 July 1933
Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 - February 14, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, "Party Doll".Knox was born in the tiny farming community of...
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Rosalie (Rosie) Hamlin born 21 July 1945
Rosalie "Rosie" Méndez Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the front-woman of the group Rosie and the Originals, best known for the 1960 song "Angel...
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Jimmy Holiday born 24 July 1934
Jimmy Holiday (24 July 1934, Sallis, Mississippi – 15 February 1987, Iowa City) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. He recorded for Everest Records in the 1960s and later moved to the New...
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Johnny Hodges born 25 July 1907
John Cornelius Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many...
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