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Aug 24, 1915Wynonie Harris is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Nicknamed Mr. Blues, he joins Lucky Millinder's big band in 1940, singing lead on "Hurry, Hurry," a song that appears during 1944 in the Top 10 on an early version of the Billboard country chartMay 25, 1944Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra record "Hurry, Hurry" with bluesman Winonie Harris on lead vocals. The song finds its way into the Top 10 on an early version of the Billboard country chartsJun 14, 1969Blues singer Wynonie Harris dies from throat cancer in Los Angeles. One of the colorful figures of early R&B, he was the lead singer for Lucky Millinder's 1944 single "Hurry, Hurry," a hit on an early version of Billboard's country chart
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