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MAURICE CHEVALIER = FRENCH = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: MAURICE AUGUSTE CHEVALIER 12 September 1888 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 1 January 1972 Paris, FRANCE |
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DAVID SEVILLE = AMERICAN of ARMENIAN descent = = Pianist, Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Record Producer = = Voice of The Chipmunks = |
Born: ROSTOM SIPAN "ROSS" BAGDASARIAN 27 January 1919 Fresno, California, USA | Died: 16 January 1972 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
52 | Heart Attack |
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MICHAEL RABIN = AMERICAN = = Violinist = |
Born: 2 May 1936 New York City, USA | Died: 19 January 1972 New York City, USA |
35 | Fell Downstairs |
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BIG MAYBELLE = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer and Pianist = |
Born: MABEL LOUISE SMITH 1 May 1924 Jackson, Tennessee, USA | Died: 23 January 1972 Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
47 | Diabetic Coma |
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GENE AUSTIN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: LEMEUL EUGENE LUCAS 24 June 1900 Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA | Died: 24 January 1972 Palm Springs, California, USA |
69 | Lung Cancer |
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MAHALIA JACKSON = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer = |
Born: MAHALA JACKSON 26 October 1911 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 27 January 1972 Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA |
60 | Heart Failure and Diabetes Complications |
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LEE MORGAN = AMERICAN = = Hard Bop Trumpeter = |
Born: EDWARD LEE MORGAN 10 July 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 19 February 1972 New York City, USA |
33 | Shot by Morgan's common-law wife Helen More (a.k.a. Morgan) |
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MARIE DUBAS = FRENCH = = Music-Hall Singer = |
Born: 3 September 1894 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 21 February 1972 Paris, FRANCE |
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LINDA JONES = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer = |
Born: 14 December 1944 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 17 March 1972 New York, USA |
27 | Diabetic Coma |
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SHARKEY BONANO = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician and Bandleader = |
Born: JOSEPH GUSTAF BONANO 9 April 1904 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 27 March 1972 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
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STEFAN WOLPE = GERMAN-born AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 25 August 1902 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 4 April 1972 New York City, USA |
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LES HARVEY = SCOTTISH = = Guitarist = = member of = = Stone the Crows {1968-1972} = |
Born: LESLIE CAMERON HARVEY 13 September 1944 Govan, Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 3 May 1972 Swansea, WALES |
25 | Electrocuted on Stage |
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Reverend GARY DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Blues and Gospel Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: GARY D. DAVIS 30 April 1896 Laurens, South Carolina, USA | Died: 5 May 1972 Hammonton, New Jersey, USA |
76 | Heart Attack |
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JIMMY RUSHING = AMERICAN = = Blues and Jazz Singer = |
Born: JAMES ANDREW RUSHING 26 August 1901 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 8 June 1972 New York City, New York, USA |
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CLYDE McPHATTER = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = = member of = = Billy Ward & the Dominoes {1950-1953} = = The Drifters {1953–1954} = |
Born: CLYDE LENSLEY McPHATTER 15 November 1932 Durham, North Carolina, USA | Died: 13 June 1972 The Bronx, New York, USA |
39 | Complications of Heart, Liver, and Kidney Disease, brought on by alcohol abuse, fueled by a failed career and resentment he harbored towards the fans he felt had deserted him |
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"MISSISSIPPI" FRED McDOWELL = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: FRED McDOWELL 12 January 1906 Rossville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 3 July 1972 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
68 | Cancer |
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BOBBY RAMIREZ = AMERICAN = = Drummer = = on = = "Edgar Winter's White Trash" = |
Born: 1949 Mexico | Died: 24 July 1972 Chicago, USA |
23 | Murdered Beaten to Death |
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BRIAN COLE = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = = founding member of = = The Association {1965-1972} = |
Born: BRIAN LESLIE COLE 8 September 1942 Tacoma, Washington, USA | Died: 2 August 1972 Los Angeles, USA |
29 | Drug Overdose |
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OSCAR LEVANT = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: 27 December 1906 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 14 August 1972 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
65 | Heart Attack |
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LALE ANDERSEN = GERMAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: ELISABETH CARLOTTA HELENA BERTA BUNNENBERG 23 March 1905 Lehe, Bremerhaven,GERMANY | Died: 29 August 1972 Vienna, AUSTRIA |
67 | Heart Attack |
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RORY STORM = ENGLISH = = Singer = |
Born: ALAN ERNEST CALDWELL 7 January 1938 Stoneycroft, Liverpool, UK | Died: 28 September 1972 Broadgreen, Liverpool, UK |
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HARRY RICHMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actor and Composer = |
Born: HAROLD REICHMAN 10 August 1895 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 3 November 1972 Hollywood, California, USA |
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BILLY MURCIA = COLOMBIAN-born AMERICAN raised = = Musician = = original drummer of = = New York Dolls {1971-1972} = |
Born: 9 October 1951 Bogotá, COLOMBIA | Died: 6 November 1972 London, ENGLAND |
21 | Suffocation |
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BERRY OAKLEY = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = = founding member of = = The Allman Brothers Band {1969-1972} = |
Born: RAYMOND BERRY OAKLEY, III 4 April 1948 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 11 November 1972 Macon, Georgia, USA |
24 | Motorcycle Accident |
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RUDOLF FRIML = CZECH-born AMERICAN = = Composer of Operettas, Musicals, Songs and Piano Pieces = |
Born: CHARLES RUDOLF FRIML 7 December 1879 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC | Died: 12 November 1972 Los Angeles, California, USA |
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DANNY WHITTEN = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = = member of = = Crazy Horse {1968-1971} = |
Born: DANIEL RAY WHITTEN 8 May 1943 Columbus, Georgia, USA | Died: 18 November 1972 Los Angeles, California, USA |
29 | Drug Overdose |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN = BRITISH = = Composer = |
Born: WILLIAM BRIAN 29 January 1876 Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 28 November 1972 Shoreham-on-Sea, ENGLAND |
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