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"On This Day..."

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 6:30 am
by phonogfp
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

September 26, 1896: Born: Vaughn De Leath, popular singer/crooner.

September 26, 1931: Died: Harry Macdonough, pioneer tenor and prolific recording artist.

September 26, 1937: Died: Bessie Smith, the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s-1930s.

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Re: "On This Day..."

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:18 am
by edisonplayer
Fabulous! edisonplayer.

Re: "On This Day..."

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:01 pm
by CharliePhono
In 1970, it was Janis Joplin who purchased the headstone for Bessie Smith's grave.