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American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records (1919-1991)

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Person
Country
US
Active from
1919-04-12
Active to
1991-09-26

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Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist and orchestra leader. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles. He went on to learn a number of other instruments. In 1941, Vaughn joined the United States National Guard for what had been planned as a one-year assignment, but when World War II broke out, he was sent abroad till the war ended i

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date of birth
1919-04-12
date of death
1991-09-26
Commons category
Billy Vaughn
start of work period
1952-00-00
birth name
Richard Smith Vaughn
name in native language
Billy Vaughn
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