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Vaughn Monroe

Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (died 1973)

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Born
October 7, 1911
Died
May 21, 1973
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1911

About Vaughn Monroe

Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for recording and another for radio performance. Monroe formed his first orchestra in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1940 and became its principal vocalist. It sold more than one million copies by 1952, becoming Monroe's first million-seller, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Monroe recorded extensively for RCA Victor until 1956, and his signature tune was "Racing With the Moon" (1941).

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Vaughn Monroe timeline

  1. Monroe formed his first orchestra in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1940 and became its principal vocalist.
  2. It sold more than one million copies by 1952, becoming Monroe's first million-seller, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.
  3. Monroe recorded extensively for RCA Victor until 1956, and his signature tune was "Racing With the Moon" (1941).

The world when Vaughn Monroe was born

Vaughn Monroe was born in 1911. 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 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

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

Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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