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Bobby Short

September 15, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Bobby Short was born on September 15, 1924 (to March 21, 2005).  He was a Grammy Award-nominated cabaret star, pianist, and scholar best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century, such as Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Fats Waller, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward, George and Ira Gershwin, and Billy Strayhorn. Robert Waltrip “Bobby” Short was born in Danville, Illinois, the ninth of ten children. […]

Categories: All, September, September 15, Short, Bobby • Tags: 1924, 2005, Bobby Short, March 21, September 15, Ubuntu Biography Project

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