Birthday profile

Joe Bethancourt

Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter (died 2014)

Born
August 8, 1946
Died
August 28, 2014
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1946

About Joe Bethancourt

Wiltz Joseph Bethancourt III was an American folk musician. In 1968–1969, Bethancourt worked in L.A. as a studio musician, where he made his first record, The Joe Bethancourt String Concert Album, which was favorably reviewed by Billboard, receiving a four star rating. Bethancourt returned to Phoenix, where he became influential in the original underground radio scene, hosting his own radio show on KDKB, Folk Music Occasional, with Bill Compton.

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The world when Joe Bethancourt was born

Joe Bethancourt was born in 1946. 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 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

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

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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