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Gogi Grant

Gogi Grant, American singer (died 2016)

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Born
September 20, 1924
Died
March 10, 2016
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1924

About Gogi Grant

Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, known professionally as Gogi Grant, was an American pop singer. She had a No. 1 hit in 1956 with "The Wayward Wind". In 1952 she began to record, using first the name "Audrey Brown" and later "Audrey Grant". In 1958, Grant was one of the three solo singers featured in the first stereo LP of the classic musical Show Boat. In California, she won a teenage singing contest and appeared on television talent shows.

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Gogi Grant timeline

  1. In 1952 she began to record, using first the name "Audrey Brown" and later "Audrey Grant".
  2. In 1958, Grant was one of the three solo singers featured in the first stereo LP of the classic musical Show Boat.

The world when Gogi Grant was born

Gogi Grant was born in 1924. 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 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

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

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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