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  • Jul 26, 1914
    Jazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins is born in Birmingham, Alabama. The leader of his own big band, he crosses one song onto the country charts: 1944's "Don't Cry, Baby"
    Nov 11, 1993
    Big band figure Erskine Hawkins dies at his home in Willingboro, New Jersey. A trumpet player and band leader, he appeared on the country charts during 1944 with his crossover hit "Don't Cry, Baby"

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