September 14, 1993 – Thomas Kaye of Jay & the Americans died
SEPTEMBER 14, 1993 – Musician/singer/songwriter/producer THOMAS KAYE (b. 1940 or 1942 in North Dakota as Thomas Jefferson Kontos) of Jay & the Americans
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September 15, 1957 – 25 year-old Patsy Cline married 23 year-old linotype operator Charles Dick
SEPTEMBER 15, 1957 – 25 year-old Country music legend Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley) married 23 year-old linotype operator Charles Dick
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September 15, 1997 – Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind” sold a record 600,000 copies in one day
SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 – Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind” (rewritten and rerecorded with new lyrics paying tribute to the
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September 16, 2011 Willie “Big Eyes” Smith died
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 – Singer/drummer/harmonica player WILLIE “BIG EYES” SMITH (b. January 19, 1936 in Helena, Arkansas) died following a stroke at age
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September 16, 2008 Norman Whitfield died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 – Motown songwriter/lyricist/producer NORMAN WHITFIELD (b. May 12, 1940 in Harlem, New York City) died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in
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September 16, 2004 – Weather Girls singer Izora Armstead died at age 62
SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 – Weather Girls singer IZORA ARMSTEAD (b. July 6, 1942 in Galveston, Texas as Izora Rhodes) died at age 62
Read MoreSeptember 16, 1946 – Mamie Smith died at 63
SEPTEMBER 16, 1946 – Singer/dancer/pianist/actor MAMIE SMITH (b. May 26, 1891 in Cincinnati, Ohio as Mamie Robinson), died at 63 in New York
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2003 Sheb Wooley dies of leukemia at age 82
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 – Singer/songwriter/actor SHEB WOOLEY (b. April 10, 1921 in Erick, Oklahoma as Shelby Fredrick Wooley) dies of leukemia at age
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September 16, 2009 – Mary Travers from folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, passed away
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 – Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter MARY TRAVERS (b. November 9, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky) from folk trio Peter, Paul &
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September 16, 1965 – “The Dean Martin Show” made its debut on NBC
SEPTEMBER 16, 1965 – “The Dean Martin Show” made its debut on NBC with Martin using his hit “Everybody Loves Somebody”
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