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Music on the year of 1924 in history

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11 Jan 1924 birth Don Cherry, singer, (1955 US & 1956 UK Top 10 single 'Band Of Gold').
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11 Jan 1924 birth Slim Harpo, blues musician, (1966 US No.16 single 'Baby Scratch My Back'). Died of a heart attack on 31st January 1970 aged 46.
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20 Jan 1924 birth Slim Whitman, American country singer, (1955 UK No.1 single 'Rose Marie', 1977 UK No.1 album 'Red River Valley'). He died of heart failure on June 19, 2013 surrounded by family at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Florida aged 90.
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07 Feb 1924 birth Dora Bryan, English actress and singer who had the 1963 UK No.20 single 'All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle'.
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19 Feb 1924 birth Lee Marvin, actor and singer who had a UK 1970 UK No.1 single with ‘Wand’rin Star’, taken from the film 'Paint Your Wagon'. Marvin died on August 29th 1987.
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27 Mar 1924 birth Sarah Vaughan, jazz singer, (1954 US No.6 single 'Make Yourself Comfortable' plus 8 other US Top 30 hits). Vaughan died 3rd April 1990.
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03 Apr 1924 birth Doris Day, singer, actress, (1956 US No.2 & UK No.1 single 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be, (Que Sera, Sera, plus 17 other UK Top 40 singles).
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16 Apr 1924 birth Henry Mancini, US composer and conductor, died 14th June 1994, (1964 UK No.10 single 'How Soon', 1969 US No.1 single 'Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet').
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16 Apr 1924 birth Rudy Pompilli, saxophonist with Bill Haley and his Comets, (1955 UK & US No.1 single with 'Rock Around The Clock'). Pompilli died on February 5th 1976.
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22 May 1924 birth Charles Aznavour, French singer, (1974 UK No.1 single 'She').
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02 Jun 1924 birth Maurice Kinn, launched The New Musical Express in 1953, instigated the first charts based on record sales. Kinn died on August 3rd 2000.
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20 Jun 1924 birth Chet Atkins, guitarist, 1960 UK No.46 single 'Teensville'. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler. Atkins died on June 30th 2001, aged 77.
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20 Aug 1924 birth Jim Reeves, US country singer. The first country singer to crossover into the pop market. (1960 US No.2 single 'He'll Have To Go', 1966 UK No.1 single 'Distant Drums'). Reeves was killed in a plane crash on 31st July 1964 when the single engine aircraft flying from Arkansas to Nashville crashed in thick fog.
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29 Aug 1924 birth Dinah Washington, US singer, (1959 US No.8 single 'What A Diff'rence A Day Makes', 1961 UK No.35 single 'September In The Rain'). She died on 14th December 1963.
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30 Nov 1924 birth Allan Sherman, singer, (1963 US No.2 & UK No.14 single 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah'). He died on 21st November 1973 aged 49.
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24 Dec 1924 birth Lee Dorsey, US singer, (1966 US & UK No.8 single 'Working In The Coalmine').
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