Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Grant, Gogi
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- Arinsberg, Audrey
- Arinsberg, Myrtle Audrey
- Grant, Gogie
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Description area
Dates of existence
1924-09-20 - 2016-03-10
History
Gogi Grant (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016) was born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grant sang as a child, but did not consider a career as a singer until she won an amateur singing contest at the age of 28. Her 1956 recording of “The Wayward Wind” rose to number one on the charts and remained there for a then-record of eight weeks. Billboard magazine voted her the most popular female vocalist during this period.
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Singer, Popular
Note
The Wayward Wind
Control area
Authority record identifier
LC90013760
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Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2021-06-22
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Sources
Wikipedia article on Gogi Grant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogi_Grant
New York Times obituary for Gogi Grant: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/arts/music/gogi-grant-who-knocked-elvis-off-top-of-chart-dies-at-91.html?_r=0