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    Adolph John Hofner (June 8, 1916 – June 2, 2000) was an American Western swing bandleader and singer. Hofner was born into a family of Czech-German origin...
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  • needed] Bob Wills and Adolph Hofner and his San Antonians both recorded the song, and according to music historian Bill C. Malone, Hofner's 1941 version was...
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    Williams, Ray Nance, Maurice André, and Adolph Hofner. Other influences include Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, and Adolph Herseth.[citation needed] Marsalis...
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  • Hinojosa, Tejano singer, recorded for A&M Records and Watermelon Records Adolph Hofner, country singer, toured Texas festivals, fairs and rodeos with his band...
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    cellist and teacher Ernst Hoffmann (c. 1899–1956), orchestra conductor Adolph Hofner (1916–2000), western swing bandleader Smokey Hogg (1914–1960), country...
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  • known as western swing. Cliff Bruner, Moon Mullican, Milton Brown and Adolph Hofner were other early western swing pioneers. Spade Cooley and Tex Williams...
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  • Squadronaires (1939–) Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956) Woody Herman (1913–1987) Adolph Hofner (1932–1993) Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1905–1975) Cecil Brower...
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  • version with an English language lyric was recorded in February 1940 by Adolph Hofner and his Texans, one of the great Western Swing bands, in Dallas. Lawrence...
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  • Harrington Peppermint Harris Ray Harrison Orchestra Duke Henderson Adolph Hofner The Hollies The Irresistibles Betty Kay Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas...
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    the Golden West Jack Guthrie Monte Hale, actor, singer Tom T. Hall Adolph Hofner Johnny Horton Billy Hughes Prince Albert Hunt Wanda Jackson Cody Johnson...
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    performing country music, fiddler J. R. Chatwell, who played with bandleader Adolph Hofner, mentored him. The music of Lefty Frizzell, Howlin' Wolf, Lonesome Sundown...
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  • Wills and His Texas Playboys, Spade Cooley and His Buckle-Busters, Adolph Hofner and His San Antonians, Tex Williams and His String Band, Grady Martin...
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  • up the guitar. Tillman moved to San Antonio played lead guitar with Adolph Hofner, a Western swing bandleader, and soon developed into a songwriter and...
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  • Hillbilly 1941 #20, Hillbilly #1 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, 59 points 21 Adolph Hofner And His San Antonians "Alamo Rag" Okeh 6139 February 28, 1941 (1941-02-28)...
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  • ophthalmologist (a pioneer of refractive surgery) and politician, plane crash. Adolph Hofner, 83, American swing bandleader and singer. Werner Panitzki, 89, German...
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    steel guitar in 1932, and produces a range of electric guitars and basses. Adolph Rickenbacher and George Beauchamp founded the company in 1931 as the Ro-Pat-In...
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  • had a capacity of around 3,000. During World War II, Phillips hired Adolph Hofner to play at his dance halls. He also hired Jimmy Wyble. Wyble bio at...
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  • for a time. Both companies sourced many components from National director Adolph Rickenbacher, and John Dopyera remained a major shareholder in National...
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    there, he drew and painted in his spare time, befriended Johann Baptist Hofner (1832–1913), the animal painter, and decided to become an artist. In 1854...
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  • holes, prior to the second production stamped metal bodies by engineer Adolph Rickenbacher. They built metal resophonic mandolins, tenor guitars and ukuleles...
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    after Adolph Grohmann decoded the script. In the 1960s, Glaser's astronomical notes were published by Andre Gingrich (University of Vienna). Höfner and...
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    Pančevo, Serbia - 1966 Frankfurt am Main) Alfred Hofmann (1879 – 1958) Otto Hofner (1879 – 1946) Ludwig Hujer (1872 – 1968) Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928...
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    The He 111, from, 4./KG 26, crashed into the sea. Pilot Feldwebel Helmut Höfner were posted missing in action. The observer was confirmed to have been killed...
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