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HARRY SHIELDS = AMERICAN = = Musician = |
Born: 30 June 1899 Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 19 January 1971 |
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HARRY ROY = BRITISH = = Bandleader = |
Born: HARRY LIPMAN 12 January 1900 Stamford Hill, London, ENGLAND | Died: 1 February 1971 London, ENGLAND |
71 | |
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DOCK BOGGS = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Banjo Player = |
Born: MORAN LEE BOGGS 7 February 1898 Norton, Virginia, USA | Died: 7 February 1971 Needmore, Virginia, USA |
73 | |
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THURSTON DART = ENGLISH = = Musicologist, Conductor, Keyboard Player and = = from 1964 until his death Professor of Music at King's College London = |
Born: ROBERT THURSTON DART 3 September 1921 Surbiton, then part of Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 6 March 1971 The London Clinic, London, ENGLAND |
49 | Stomach Cancer |
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HAROLD McNAIR = JAMAICAN-born = = Saxophonist and Flute Player = |
Born: 5 November 1931 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 7 March 1971 Maida Vale, London, ENGLAND |
39 | Lung Cancer |
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NAN WYNN = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: MARSHA VATZ 8 May 1915 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 21 March 1971 Santa Monica, California, USA |
55 | Cancer |
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KARL KING = AMERICAN = = Composer and Bandleader = |
Born: KARL LAWRENCE KING 21 February 1891 Paintersville, Ohio, USA | Died: 31 March 1971 Fort Dodge, Iowa hospital, USA |
80 | Acute Diverticulitis |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY = RUSSIAN-born = = Composer, Pianist, and Conductor = |
Born: IGOR FYODOROVICH STRAVINSKY 17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 Oranienbaum, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA | Died: 6 April 1971 New York, USA |
88 | Heart Failure |
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CARMEN LOMBARDO = CANADIAN = = Singer, Composer and Saxophonist = |
Born: 16 July 1903 London, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 17 April 1971 Miami, Florida, USA |
67 | Cancer |
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EDITH DAY = AMERICAN = = Actress, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: 10 April 1896 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Died: 1 May 1971 London, ENGLAND |
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MARCEL DUPRÉ = FRENCH = = Organist and Composer = |
Born: 3 May 1886 Rouen (Normandy) FRANCE | Died: 30 May 1971 Paris, FRANCE |
85 | |
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AMBROSE = ENGLISH = = Bandleader and Violinist = |
Born: BENJAMIN BARUCH AMBROSE 11 September 1896 Warsaw, RUSSIA | Died: 11 June 1971 Leeds, ENGLAND |
74 | |
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LIBBY HOLMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: ELIZABETH LLOYD HOLZMAN 23 May 1904 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 18 June 1971 Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
67 | Suicide due to acute carbon monoxide poisoning |
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JIM MORRISON = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Poet = |
Born: JAMES DOUGLAS MORRISON 8 December 1943 Melbourne, Florida, USA | Died: 3 July 1971 Paris, FRANCE |
27 | Hemorrhage in bathtub caused by tuberculosis |
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pioneer = |
Born: 4 August 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 6 July 1971 Corona, Queens, New York, USA |
69 | Heart Attack |
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LEROY ROBERTSON = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 21 December 1896 Fountain Green, Utah, USA | Died: 25 July 1971 |
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LESLIE KONG = CHINESE-JAMAICAN = = Record Producer = |
Born: 1933 | Died: 9 August 1971 |
38 | Heart Attack |
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KING CURTIS = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Blues Musician = |
Born: CURTIS MONTGOMERY 7 February 1934 Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Died: 13 August 1971 New York City, New York, USA |
37 | Murdered, stabbed during an argument with a pair of drug dealers |
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TAB SMITH = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = |
Born: TALMADGE SMITH 11 January 1909 Kinston, North Carolina, USA | Died: 17 August 1971 St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
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TED LEWIS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Bandleader = |
Born: THEODORE LEOPOLD FRIEDMAN 6 June 1890 Circleville, Ohio, USA | Died: 25 August 1971 New York City, New York, USA |
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LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Singer, and Bandleader = = Second wife and Musical Collaborator of Louis Armstrong = |
Born: LILLIAN HARDIN 3 February 1898 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 27 August 1971 Chicago, USA |
73 | |
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BOLA DE NIEVE = CUBAN = = Singer, Pianist, and Songwriter = |
Born: IGNACIO JACINTO VILLA FERNÁNDEZ 11 September 1911 Guanabacoa, La Habana, CUBA | Died: 2 October 1971 Ciudad de México, MEXICO |
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SEÁN Ó RIADA = IRISH = = Composer and Bandleader = |
Born: JOHN REIDY 1 August 1931 Cork, IRISH FREE STATE | Died: 3 October 1971 London, ENGLAND |
40 | Cirrhosis of Liver |
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GENE VINCENT = AMERICAN = = Singer and Musician = |
Born: VINCENT EUGENE CRADDOCK 11 February 1935 Norfolk, Virginia, USA | Died: 12 October 1971 Newhall, California, USA |
36 | Stomach Ulcer |
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CARL RUGGLES = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: CHARLES SPRAGUE RUGGLES 11 March 1876 Marion, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 24 October 1971 Bennington, Vermont, USA |
95 | After a long illness |
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DUANE ALLMAN = AMERICAN = = Guitarist and Session Musician = = co-founding member of = = The Allman Brothers Band {1969-1971} = |
Born: HOWARD DUANE ALLMAN 20 November 1946 Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 29 October 1971 Macon, Georgia, USA |
24 | Motorcycle Accident |
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ANN PENNINGTON = AMERICAN = = Actress and Dancer = |
Born: 23 December 1893 Wilmington, Delaware, USA | Died: 4 November 1971 New York City, New York, USA |
77 | Stroke |
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JUNIOR PARKER = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: HERMAN PARKER, Jr. 27 March 1932 Near Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA | Died: 18 November 1971 Blue Island, Illinois, USA |
39 | Brain Tumour |
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ZEZ CONFREY = AMERICAN = = Popular Composer and Pianist = |
Born: EDWARD ELZEAR CONFREY 3 April 1895 Peru, Illinois, USA | Died: 22 November 1971 Lakewood, New Jersey, USA |
76 | After suffering for many years from Parkinson's disease |
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CHARLIE FUQUA = AMERICAN = = Singer = = member of = = The Ink Spots {1934-1952} = |
Born: 20 October 1910 | Died: 21 December 1971 New Haven, Connecticut |
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MAX STEINER = AUSTRIAN-born AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: MAXIMILIAN RAOUL STEINER 10 May 1888 Vienna, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (now AUSTRIA) | Died: 28 December 1971 Hollywood, California, USA |
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