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Lawrence Lucie

Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist and educator (died 2009)

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Born
December 18, 1907
Died
August 14, 2009
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1907

About Lawrence Lucie

Lawrence Lucie (December 18, 1907 – August 14, 2009) was an American jazz guitarist. He can also be found on record with Red Allen, Putney Dandridge, Billie Holiday, Spike Hughes, Jelly Roll Morton, Big Joe Turner, and Teddy Wilson. He spent his career as a rhythm guitarist, seldom taking solos until the 1970s, when he founded Toy Records to issue music performed. Lucie's professional career began as a temporary substitute for Fred Guy in the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1931.

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The world when Lawrence Lucie was born

Lawrence Lucie was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lawrence Lucie's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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