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Harold Dorman

Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

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Born
December 23, 1926
Died
October 8, 1988
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1926

About Harold Dorman

Harold Kenneth Dorman (December 23, 1931 – October 8, 1988) was an American rock and roll singer and songwriter. He wrote a song called "Mountain of Love", which he released as a single in 1960 on the Rita record label. Dorman died in October 1988 in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 56. Bear Family Records posthumously reissued an album of Dorman's recordings in 1999.

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Harold Dorman timeline

  1. He wrote a song called "Mountain of Love", which he released as a single in 1960 on the Rita record label.
  2. Dorman died in October 1988 in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 56.
  3. Bear Family Records posthumously reissued an album of Dorman's recordings in 1999.

The world when Harold Dorman was born

Harold Dorman was born in 1926. 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 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

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

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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