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Mama Cass Elliot MP (1941 - 1974)

"Mama Cass"

Ellen Naomi Cohen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 19, 1941, the daughter of Bess (née Levine; 1915–1994) and Philip Cohen (died 1962).[2] All four of her grandparents were Russian Jewish ...

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Mama Cass Elliot MP (1941 - 1974)

"Mama Cass"

Ellen Naomi Cohen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 19, 1941, the daughter of Bess (née Levine; 1915–1994) and Philip Cohen (died 1962).[2] All four of her grandparents were Russian Jewish ...

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Jelly Roll Morton MP (1885 - 1941)

Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941)Genealogy link: self-proclaimed inventor of Jazz and Stomp music, Morton grew up in the right environment to absorb a va...

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Jelly Roll Morton MP (1885 - 1941)

Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941)Genealogy link: self-proclaimed inventor of Jazz and Stomp music, Morton grew up in the right environment to absorb a va...

9/25/2015

Jimmy Ray Dean MP (1928 - 2010)

Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage bra...

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Jimmy Ray Dean MP (1928 - 2010)

Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage bra...

9/25/2015

Marvin Gaye MP (1939 - 1984)

Marvin Gaye was an American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the 1970s. Gaye's father was a storefront preacher; his moth...

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9/21/2007
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Marvin Gaye MP (1939 - 1984)

Marvin Gaye was an American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the 1970s. Gaye's father was a storefront preacher; his moth...

9/25/2015

Duke Ellington MP (1899 - 1974)

"Duke"

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more tha...

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Duke Ellington MP (1899 - 1974)

"Duke"

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more tha...

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Patsy Cline MP (1932 - 1963)

"Patsy", "Virginia H Dick"

Cline (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963), born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashvill...

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Patsy Cline MP (1932 - 1963)

"Patsy", "Virginia H Dick"

Cline (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963), born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashvill...

9/25/2015

Billy Stewart MP (1937 - 1970)

Stewart (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970) was an American musical artist, with a highly distinctive scat-singing style, who enjoyed popularity in the 1960s.==Biography==Stewart was 12 years old when ...

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Billy Stewart MP (1937 - 1970)

Stewart (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970) was an American musical artist, with a highly distinctive scat-singing style, who enjoyed popularity in the 1960s.==Biography==Stewart was 12 years old when ...

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