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Sun Jan 16, 2022, 03:08 PM Jan 2022

Drummer & bandleader Gene Krupa was #BornOnThisDay, Jan. 15, 1909.

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Drummer & bandleader Gene Krupa was #BornOnThisDay, Jan. 15, 1909. His drum solo on "Sing, Sing, Sing" (1937) & an energetic style elevated his role to a solo voice in the band. Suffering from leukemia & emphysema, he passed in 1973 (age 64) from #heartfailure. #RIP #GoneTooSoon





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Gene Krupa "Sing, Sing, Sing" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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Gene Krupa "Sing, Sing, Sing" on The Ed Sullivan Show, June 26, 1960.
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