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Cecil Irwin dies in a car crash in Nevada, Iowa, USA. Despite dying in his thirties, he had already found some acclaim as a jazz reed player and arranger, working early in his career with Carroll Dickerson, Erskine Tate, and Junie Cobb before joining Earl Hines's band as a saxophonist and arranger. During the same time period he also worked as a sideman with Johnny Dodds, Jabbo Smith, King Oliver, and Joe Venuti.