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Vernon Alley

Vernon Alley, American bassist (died 2004)

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Born
May 26, 1915
Died
October 3, 2004
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1915

About Vernon Alley

Vernon Alley was an American jazz bassist. Vernon Alley was born on May 26, 1915. Around 1940, while in Lionel Hampton's band, Alley switched from double bass to electric upright bass, one of the first musicians to do so. Vernon Alley (May 26, 1915 – October 3, 2004) was an American jazz bassist. Vernon played with Wes People in 1937 and with Saunders King until the end of the decade.

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Vernon Alley timeline

  1. Vernon Alley (May 26, 1915 – October 3, 2004) was an American jazz bassist.
  2. Vernon played with Wes People in 1937 and with Saunders King until the end of the decade.
  3. Around 1940, while in Lionel Hampton's band, Alley switched from double bass to electric upright bass, one of the first musicians to do so.

The world when Vernon Alley was born

Vernon Alley was born in 1915. 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 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

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

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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