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Johnnie Tharpe 1927 - 1985

Johnnie Tharpe of Macon, Bibb County, GA was born on February 6, 1927, and died at age 58 years old in October 1985.

Johnnie Tharpe
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Macon, Bibb County, GA 31204
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In 1927, in the year that Johnnie Tharpe 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 1958, by the time he was 31 years old, on March 24th, Elvis Presley was inducted into the United States Army. Although he could have served in Special Services as an entertainer, he chose to become a regular soldier. Almost everyone thought it would be the end of his career - it wasn't.
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Tharpe, Irene (Mar 7, 1908 - Feb 18, 1988) Tharpe, Robert (Sep 16, 1912 - Apr 17, 1997) Tharpe, Ernestine (Nov 29, 1944 - Nov 24, 2009) Tharpe, Helen (Apr 9, 1897 - Mar 1975) Tharpe, Dorothy (May 6, 1921 - Nov 11, 2003) Tharpe, Edith (Nov 7, 1954 - Aug 9, 1992) Tharpe, Bert (May 12, 1921 - Mar 1976) Tharpe, Minnie (Mar 7, 1904 - Apr 1978) Tharpe, Roger (Dec 10, 1922 - Dec 1962) Tharpe, Josephine (Mar 30, 1910 - Sep 13, 2006)
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