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Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra record the George and Ira Gershwin song, I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise, in New York City, USA.
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra record the George and Ira Gershwin song, I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise, in New York City, USA.
Frank Dupree, of Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, who had killed a policeman during a jewelry store robbery in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1921, is executed for murder. The song Betty And Dupree by Cookie And The Cupcakes and many others, is based on this incident. Other songs based on the same theme are Frank Dupree and Dupree's Diamond Blues by The Grateful Dead.
Frank Dupree, of Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, who had killed a policeman during a jewelery store robbery in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1921, is executed for murder. The song Betty And Dupree by Cookie And The Cupcakes and many others, will be inspired by this incident. Other songs based on the same theme are Frank Dupree and Dupree's Diamond Blues by The Grateful Dead.