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Bessie M Burks 1927 - 2007

Bessie M Burks of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on March 10, 1927, and died at age 79 years old on February 17, 2007.
Bessie M Burks
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA 90047
March 10, 1927
February 17, 2007
Female
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  • 03/10
    1927

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    March 10, 1927
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  • 02/17
    2007

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    February 17, 2007
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    Bessie M Burks lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1927, in the year that Bessie M Burks was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1940, she was merely 13 years old when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.
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