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Georgia Gibbs, American singer (died 2006)

Historical image related to Georgia Gibbs, American singer (died 2006) from August 17, 1919

Georgia Gibbs

American jazz and pop singer (1918–2006)

Georgia Gibbs was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs achieved acclaim and notoriety in the mid-1950s copying songs originating with the black rhythm and blues community and later became a featured…
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August 17

Day of the year

August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.
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