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Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. He was a vaudeville star and made some of the earliest sound recordings of scat singing in 1911 for Columbia Records and Victor Records and was a popular Ragtime performer. Greene was born in Aurora, Illinois and moved to Chicago as a young child. He began his professional career in the late 1890's with his future wife Blanche Werner. <a
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- human
- Family name
- Greene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Aurora
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Instrument
- voice
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- Gene Greene
- date of death
- 1930-04-05
- date of birth
- 1881-06-09
- start of work period
- 1911-00-00
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