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American dance bandleader (1895–1954)

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(March 24, 1895 – April 11, 1954) was an American dance bandleader popular in the 1920s. Born in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, Specht was a violinist, having been taught by his father Charles G. Specht, a violinist, organist, and bandleader in his own right.[1] He attended Combs Conservatory in Philadelphia, and led his first band in 1916,[2] which toured the Western United States during World War I. He signed with Columbia Records in 1922, playing both with a larger dance ensemble and with a s

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human
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Paul
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male
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United States
Place of birth
Sinking Spring
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Manhattan
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violinist
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violin
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date of death
1954-04-11
date of birth
1895-03-24
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place of burial
Sinking Spring
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