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August 16, 1929: Three pianists born - Bill Evans in Plainfield, NJ, Mal Waldron, 1925 in New York, NY, and Carl Perkins, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN.

Added: 2008-07-08

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1915
Vocalist Al Hibbler born in Tyro, MS.

1929
Three pianists born - Bill Evans in Plainfield, NJ, Mal Waldron, 1925 in New York, NY, and Carl Perkins, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN.

1937
Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton records "Drum Stomp."

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