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William Simpson 1902 - 1966

William Simpson of Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina was born on April 25, 1902, and died at age 64 years old in October 1966.
William Simpson
Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina 29673
April 25, 1902
October 1966
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  • 04/25
    1902

    Birthday

    April 25, 1902
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  • 10/dd
    1966

    Death

    October 1966
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    William Simpson lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1902, in the year that William Simpson was born, the world famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, made the first gramophone recording by a popular singer. Accompanied by only a piano, his voice recordings became a big seller and did much to popularize the new-fangled gramophone. He had to sing into a metal "horn" that relayed his voice to a metal disc. And the songs had to be under 4 and a half minutes!
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In 1927, William was 25 years old when 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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