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Music on the year of 1939 in history

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10 Jan 1939 birth Scott McKenzie, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'San Francisco, Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair'. McKenzie also auditioned for The Monkees).
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12 Jan 1939 birth William Lee Gordon, Oak Ridge Boys, (1981 US No.5 single 'Elvira').
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19 Jan 1939 birth Phil Everly, singer, songwriter, The Everly Brothers, (1958 UK & US No.1 single 'All I Have To Do Is Dream' plus over 25 other Top 40 hits). Everly died on 3rd Jan 2014 aged 74 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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01 Feb 1939 birth Joe Sample, keyboards with The Crusaders who had the 1979 UK No.5 single 'Street Life'.
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09 Feb 1939 birth Barry Mann, US singer, songwriter. Wrote many early 60's pop hits including 'Saturday Night At The Movies', 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling', 'Walking In The Rain'. Also had the 1961 US No.7 solo single 'Who Put The Bomp, In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp.'
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11 Feb 1939 birth Gerry Goffin, American songwriter of over 20 US hits with Carol King, including The Shirelles 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', The Drifters 'Up On The Roof', The Chiffons, 'One Fine Day', Herman's Hermits, 'I'm Into Something Good'. Goffin died on 19th June 2014 at the age of 75 in Los Angeles.
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12 Feb 1939 birth Ray Manzarek, keyboards, with The Doors, who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Light My Fire' and the 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Manzarek died on 20th May 2013, he had suffered from bile duct cancer for many years. He formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.
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16 Feb 1939 birth Harold and Herbie Kalin, The Kalin Twins who had the 1958 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'When.' The brothers were the first twins to score a No.1 record.
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17 Feb 1939 birth John Leyton, UK singer, actor, who had the 1961 UK No.1 single 'Johnny Remember Me'.
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18 Feb 1939 birth Bobby Hart, singer, songwriter who had the 1968 US No 8 single with Tommy Boyce, 'I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite', also wrote 'Last Train To Clarksville', 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' and 'Scooby Doo Where Are You.' Has sold over 40m records.
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06 Mar 1939 birth Jerry Naylor, American country and rock and roll artist and broadcaster who was the lead singer of The Crickets following the death of Buddy Holly.
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13 Mar 1939 birth Neil Sedaka, singer, songwriter, (1959 UK No.3 single 'Oh Carol' plus over 30 US & 14 UK other Top 40 singles, 1962 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do').
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18 Mar 1939 Frank Sinatra made his first recording, a song called 'Our Love', with the Frank Mane band.
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01 Apr 1939 birth Rudolph Isley, The Isley Brothers, (1968 UK No.3 single This Old Heart Of Mine', 1973 US No 6 & UK No.14 single 'That Lady').
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02 Apr 1939 birth Marvin Gaye, singer, songwriter who had a 1968 US No.1 & 1969 UK No.1 single with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and a 1982 US No.3 & UK No.4 single with ‘Sexual Healing’. Gaye was a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late 1950s, and then signed with Motown Records subsidiary, Tamla. He started off as a session drummer, but later ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the 1960s. He was crowned "The Prince of Motown" and "The Prince of Soul". He was shot dead by his father on April 1st 1984.
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04 Apr 1939 birth Hugh Masekela, (1968 US No.1 single 'Grazing In The Grass').
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05 Apr 1939 birth Ronnie White, The Miracles, (1970 UK & US No.1 single with Smokey Robinson, 'The Tears Of A Clown').
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15 Apr 1939 birth Reginald Smith (Marty Wilde), 1959 UK No.2 single 'A Teenager In Love', plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles). Father of 80's singer Kim Wilde.
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16 Apr 1939 birth Dusty Springfield, UK singer who had her first UK hit single in 1963 with ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, which reached No.4, a 1966 UK No.1 & US No.4 single with 'You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles. She died on March 3rd 1999.
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18 Apr 1939 birth Glen D.Hardin, The Crickets, (1957 US No.1 single 'That 'll Be The Day', 1959 UK No.1 single 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'. Plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles).
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20 Apr 1939 birth Johnny Tillotson, singer, (1960 US No.2 and 1961 UK No.1 single 'Poetry In Motion').
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22 Apr 1939 birth Simon Napier- Bell, UK manager of Wham! T Rex and Japan.
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23 Apr 1939 birth Ray Peterson, US singer, (1960 US No.7 single 'Tell Laura I Love Her').
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01 May 1939 birth Judy Collins, US singer, (1968 US No. 8 & 1970 UK No.14 single 'Both Sides Now').
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07 May 1939 birth Jimmy Ruffin, (1974 UK No.4 single 'What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted'). He died on Nov 17, 2014.
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07 May 1939 birth Johnny Maestro, Brooklyn Bridge, (1969 US No.3 single, 'Worst That Could Happen').
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16 May 1939 birth Pervis Jackson, vocals, The Detroit Spinners, (1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'Working My Way Back To You'). Died of cancer on 18th Aug 2008.
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03 Jun 1939 birth Ian Hunter, vocals, guitar, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 single 'All The Young Dudes'), solo 1975 UK No.14 single 'Once Bitten twice Shy'. One half of Hunter Ronson with Mick Ronson. Wrote the book 'Diary Of A Rock 'n' Roll Star').
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06 Jun 1939 birth Gary U.S. Bonds, singer, (1961 US No.1 single 'Quarter To Three', 1981 UK No.43 single 'This Little Girl').
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19 Jun 1939 birth Al Wilson, US singer, (1974 US No.1 single 'Show And Tell').
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25 Jun 1939 birth Harold Melvin, US soul singer and pianist. (1972 US No.3 & 1974 UK No.9 single 'If You Don't Know Me By Know'). He died on March 24th 1997.
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30 Jun 1939 birth Tony Hatch, UK composer, producer, (1962 UK No.50 single 'Out Of This World').
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01 Jul 1939 birth Delaney Bramlett, Delaney & Bonnie, (1971 US No.13 single 'Never Ending Song Of Love', worked with Eric Clapton during the early 70's). Died on 27th Dec 2008.
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06 Jul 1939 birth Jet Harris, guitar, The Shadows, (1963 UK No.1 single 'Foot Tapper' plus 28 other UK Top 40 singles).
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18 Jul 1939 birth Brian Auger, keyboards, (1968 UK No.5 single with Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger And The Trinity, 'This Wheel's On Fire').
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18 Jul 1939 birth Dion Dimucci, US singer, (1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Runaround Sue').
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21 Jul 1939 birth Kim Fowley, US singer, producer, worked with The Murmaids, PJ Proby, The Beach Boys, The Runaways, Frank Zappa, Slade, Family. Produced the 1962, B Bumble And The Stingers UK No.1 'Nut Rocker.' Fowley died of bladder cancer in Hollywood, California on January 15, 2015 at the age of 75.
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02 Aug 1939 birth Edward Patten, vocals, The Pips, (1973 US No.1 single 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 1975 UK No.4 single with Gladys Knight 'The Way We Were').
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03 Aug 1939 birth Jimmy Nicol, drummer, temporary member of The Beatles for nine Australian gigs in 1964, after Ringo Starr collapsed and was hospitalised on 3 June 1964 with tonsillitis. George Martin suggested Nicol, as he had recently played on a budget label album called "Beatlemania" and knew the songs.
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09 Aug 1939 birth Billy Henderson singer, The Detroit Spinners, (1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'Working My Way Back To You'). Henderson died aged 67 from complications from diabetes on 2nd Feb 2007.
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22 Aug 1939 birth Fred Milano, Dion and the Belmonts, (1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Runaround Sue').
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28 Aug 1939 birth Clem Cattini, drums, The Tornadoes (1962 UK & US No.1 single 'Telstar'). The first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. Cattini has featured on a record 44 different UK number one singles, from artists such as Tom Jones, T. Rex, The Seekers, Bay City Rollers, Rolf Harris and Hot Chocolate.
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30 Aug 1939 birth John Peel, BBC radio DJ. journalist and TV presenter, born John Robert Parker Ravenscroft. He was the longest running BBC Radio 1 and the most influential British DJ ever. He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio, and is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres, including pop, reggae, indie rock, alternative rock, punk, hardcore punk, breakcore, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, and dance music. Peel died in Cuzco, Peru of a heart attack on 25th October 2004 aged 65.
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31 Aug 1939 birth Jerry Allison, drums, The Crickets, (1957 US No.1 single 'That'll Be The Day', No.1 single 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles).
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02 Sep 1939 birth Bobby Purify, singer, (1976 UK No.12 single 'I'm Your Puppet').
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02 Sep 1939 birth Sam Gooden, singer, The Impressions, (1965 US No.7 single 'Lilies Of The Field').
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05 Sep 1939 birth John Stewart, singer, songwriter with The Kingston Trio. As a solo artist he had a 1979 US No.5 single with ‘Gold’. He also wrote The Monkees hit ‘Daydream Believer’. Stewart died aged 68 after he suffered a massive stroke or brain aneurysm in San Diego on 19th Jan 2008.
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10 Sep 1939 birth Cynthia Lennon first wife of John Lennon, the couple divorced on 8th November 1968. She died at her home in Spain on 1st April 2015 following a short battle with cancer.
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13 Sep 1939 birth Dave Quincy, Manfred Mann, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy').
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17 Sep 1939 birth Lamonte McLemore, The 5th Dimension, (1969 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Aquarius').
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18 Sep 1939 birth Frankie Avalon, (1959 US No.1 & UK No.16 single 'Venus').
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23 Sep 1939 birth Roy Buchanan, US guitarist, first worked with Dale Hawkins, released over 15 solo albums. Died after hanging himself by his own shirt on 14th Aug 1988 in Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, Virginia after being arrested for drunkenness.
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25 Sep 1939 birth Joseph Russell, The Persuasions, acappella group, worked with Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Don McLean.
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29 Sep 1939 birth Tommy Boyce, singer, songwriter. 1968 US No 8 single with Bobby Hart, 'I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite'. Wrote 'Last Train To Clarksville', 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' and 'Scooby-Doo Where Are You.' Sold over 40m records. Boyce committed suicide on 23rd November 1994.
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02 Oct 1939 birth Lolly Vegas, Redbone, (1971 UK No.2 & US No.21 single 'The Witch Queen Of New Orleans').
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05 Oct 1939 birth Abraham Reichstadt, singer, (UK No.1 single in 1968 with 'Cinderella Rockefella' as Esther & Abi Ofarim).
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07 Oct 1939 birth Colin Cooper, Climax Blues Band, (1977 US No.3 & 1976 UK No.10 single 'Couldn't Get It Right'). Died on 3rd July 2008.
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10 Oct 1939 The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. The 1966 Beatles' song that featured her name wasn't written about her, as Paul McCartney's first draft of the song named the character Miss Daisy Hawkins. Eleanor Rigby's tombstone was noticed in the 1980s in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, a few feet from where McCartney and Lennon had met for the first time in 1957.
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20 Oct 1939 birth Ray Jones, Dakotas, (1963 UK No.18 single 'The Cruel Sea').
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20 Oct 1939 birth Jay Siegel, The Tokens, (1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight').
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30 Oct 1939 birth Eddie Holland (Holland/Dozier/Holland), producer, songwriter, wrote Motown hits for Supremes, Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Freda Payne, Chairmen Of The Board.
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30 Oct 1939 birth Grace Slick, vocals, Jefferson Airplane, Starship, (1967 US No.18 single 'White Rabbit', 1987 US & UK No.1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now').
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30 Oct 1939 birth Otis Williams, The Temptations, (1971 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and re- issued 'My Girl' UK No.2 in 1992).
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26 Nov 1939 birth Tina Turner, (Annie Mae Bullock), Ike & Tina Turner, (1966 UK No.3 single 'River Deep Mountain High', 1971 US No.4 single 'Proud Mary'), solo, (1984 UK No.3 and US No.1 single 'What's Love Got To Do With It', plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles).
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28 Nov 1939 birth Gary Troxel, The Fleetwoods, (1959 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Come Softly To Me').
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29 Nov 1939 birth Meco Monardo, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Star Wars Theme').
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08 Dec 1939 birth James Galway, Irish musician, (1978 UK No.3 single 'Annie's Song',)
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08 Dec 1939 birth Jerry Butler, vocals, The Impressions, (1965 US No.7 single 'Lilies Of The Field', solo 1969 US No.4 single 'Only The Strong Survive').
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15 Dec 1939 birth Cindy Birdsong, The Supremes, (joined in 1967, 1969 UK No.3 single 'I'm Gonna make You Love Me'). Labelle, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.17, single 'Lady Marmalade').
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17 Dec 1939 birth Eddie Kendricks, vocals, The Temptations, (1971 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and re- issued 'My Girl' UK No.2 in 1992, solo US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Keep On Truckin'). Died on 5th October 1992.
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23 Dec 1939 birth Johnny Kidd, singer, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, (1960 UK No.1 single 'Shakin' All Over'). Killed in a car crash while on tour in Manchester, England on 7th October 1966.
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26 Dec 1939 birth Phil Spector, producer, 'The Spector Wall Of Sound’. Spector was a member of Teddy Bears, who had the 1958 US No.1 single 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'. He went on to produce many classic songs including; Ben E King, 'Spanish Harlem', The Crystals, 'Da Doo Ron Ron', The Ronettes, 'Baby I Love You', The Righteous Brothers, 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling', Ike and Tina Turner, 'River Deep, Mountain High'. Also produced albums for The Ramones, John Lennon, George Harrison, The Beatles, Cher and Harry Nilsson. The 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra, California home led to his 2009 conviction of murder in the second degree. He is serving a prison sentence of 19 years to life.
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