Billy Vaughn

William Vaughn, popularly known as Billy Vaughn (born Richard Smith Vaughn, April 12, 1919 – September 26, 1991) was an American musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Glasgow (city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America)), Died September 26, 1991 (Escondido (city in San Diego County, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia	CO49425	10-in.	5/19/1953	I'd rather die young (than grow old without you)	Rose Maddox	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter

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Discogs: Billy Vaughn

LCNAR: Vaughn, Billy - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93081376

Wikidata: Billy Vaughn - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q863257

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/17145542346596640197

MusicBrainz: Billy Vaughn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/547e9b0c-66ea-42a3-8990-ac1969f3521c

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/327048 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/327048

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