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Rushing died of leukemia on June 8, 1972, at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City, and was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York. [3] Until weeks before his death, he was singing on weekends at the Half Note Club in Manhattan.
Jimmy Rushing (* 26. August 1903 [1] in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; † 8. Juni 1972 in New York; eigentlich James Andrew Rushing) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues - und Jazzsänger und Liedtexter .
1. Mai 2024 · Died: June 8, 1972, New York, New York (aged 68) Jimmy Rushing (born August 26, 1903?, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.—died June 8, 1972, New York, New York) was an American blues and jazz singer who was best known for performing with the Count Basie Orchestra.
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9. Juni 1972 · Jimmy Rushing, the rotund blues singer who came out of Kansas City with the Count Basie Orchestra in, 1936, died yesterday morning after a brief illness. He was 68 sears old and lived at...
12. Jan. 2021 · Rushing’s recording career spanned a period of rapid change in music. When Rushing began his solo career, big bands were dying, bebop was upon us and hard bop was stirring. At the time of his first recordings for Vanguard in 1955, it was the birth of rock ‘n roll with Elvis, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis beginning their ...
21. Jan. 2007 · Rushing died of leukemia on June 8, 1972, in New York City. His profound impact on African American popular music inspired B. B. King to call him the Henry Ford of the Blues, “a real inventor.” Subjects: African American History, People. Terms:
Despite battling leukemia in his final years, Rushing continued to receive accolades, posthumously winning a Down Beat magazine poll as Best Male Singer shortly after his death in June 1972. Rushing’s contributions to blues and jazz were immeasurable, bridging the gap between the genres and influencing a wide array of singers. Although ...
