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Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur, American folk and blues singer

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Born
September 12, 1942
Age in 2026
84
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1942

About Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis" and has recorded albums in the folk, blues, early jazz, gospel, country, and R&B traditions. Her first solo album, Maria Muldaur, released in 1973, contains her hit single "Midnight at the Oasis", which reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. Around 1980, Muldaur became a Christian and released a live album, Gospel Nights, and a studio album, There Is A Love.

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Maria Muldaur timeline

  1. Her first solo album, Maria Muldaur, released in 1973, contains her hit single "Midnight at the Oasis", which reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
  2. Around 1980, Muldaur became a Christian and released a live album, Gospel Nights, and a studio album, There Is A Love.

The world when Maria Muldaur was born

Maria Muldaur was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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