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Ramblin' Tommy Scott

Ramblin' Tommy Scott, American singer and guitarist (died 2013)

Born
June 24, 1917
Died
September 30, 2013
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1917

About Ramblin' Tommy Scott

Ramblin' Tommy Scott, aka "Doc" Tommy Scott, was an American country and rockabilly musician. Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer Curly Seckler recorded with Scott numerous times throughout his career. Scott recorded consistently from the 1930s-2000s and released a number of solo sides in the 1950s and 1960s which branched into rockabilly.

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The world when Ramblin' Tommy Scott was born

Ramblin' Tommy Scott was born in 1917. 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 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ramblin' Tommy Scott's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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