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  2. Glenn Miller - Wikipedia

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    Including "Chattanooga Choo Choo", five songs played by Miller and His Orchestra were number one hits for most of 1942 and can be found on the list of Billboard number-one singles of 1942. [6] In four years, Miller scored 16 number one records and 69 top 10 hits, more than Elvis Presley (40) [ 7 ] and the Beatles (35) in their careers.

  3. Teenage tragedy song - Wikipedia

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    A teenage tragedy song is a style of sentimental ballad in popular music that peaked in popularity in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Lamenting teenage death scenarios in melodramatic fashion, these songs were variously sung from the viewpoint of the dead person's romantic interest, another witness to the tragedy, or the dead or dying person.

  4. List of crooners - Wikipedia

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  5. 1940s in music - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, cowboy songs, or Western music, became widely popular through the romanticization of the cowboy and idealized depictions of the west in Hollywood films. Singing cowboys, such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, sang cowboy songs in their films and became popular throughout the United States.

  6. Kay Starr - Wikipedia

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    Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) [1] [2] was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage.

  7. Phil Ochs - Wikipedia

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    Philip David Ochs (/ ˈ oʊ k s /; December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter, protest singer (or, as he preferred, "topical singer"), and political activist. Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, and political commentary. He wrote approximately 200 songs [1] throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and released eight ...

  8. List of blues musicians - Wikipedia

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    List of Pre-1940 blues musicians, showing name, birth and death year, origin, primary style, and references; Name Birth year Death year Origin Primary style Ref(s) Mozelle Alderson: 1904 1994 Ohio Country blues [4] Alger "Texas" Alexander: 1900 1954 Texas Country blues [5] Ora Alexander: c.1909: Unknown: Alabama Classic female blues [6] Albert ...

  9. Buddy Clark - Wikipedia

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    Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in World War II, and he became one of the nation's top crooners.