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Today in Music History for Sept. 6: In 1932, Canadian avant-garde composer Gilles Tremblay was born in Arvida (Joncquiere), Que. Tremblay is a sound specialist who uses instruments at the limits of their sound possibilities.

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Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 5: Actress-singer Carol Lawrence is 92. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Bill Mazeroski is 88. Actor George Lazenby is 85. Actor William Devane is 85. Movie director Werner Herzog is 82.

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Today in History for Sept. 5: In 1534, Jacques Cartier arrived in France after his first voyage to Canada. In 1638, Louis XIV of France was born. In 1698, Peter the Great of Russia imposed a tax on beards.

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Today in Music History for Sept. 5: In 1899, Canadian folk song collector Helen Creighton was born in Dartmouth, N.S.

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Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 4: Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 93. Actor Kenneth Kimmins ("Coach") is 83. Singer Merald "Bubba" Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips is 82. TV personality Dr. Jan Pol ("The Incredible Dr. Pol") is 82.

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Today in History for Sept. 4: In 1535, French explorer Jacques Cartier landed at Ile au Coudres and attended the celebration of the first Roman Catholic mass in Canada. In 1768, French novelist Francois Rene Chateaubriand was born in St. Malo.

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Today in Music History for Sept. 4: In 1955, Canadian violinist Donna Grescoe, a native of Winnipeg, appeared on Ed Sullivan's "Talk of the Town" TV show in New York.

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Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 3: Actress Pauline Collins is 84. Singer-guitarist Al Jardine of The Beach Boys is 82. Actress Valerie Perrine is 81. George Biondo, bass guitarist with Steppenwolf, is 79.

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Today in History for Sept. 3: In 590, St. Gregory the Great was consecrated the 64th Catholic pope, ruling 14 years. His administration took responsibility for converting the Anglo-Saxon tribes in England, chiefly through the work of St.

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Today in Music History for Sept. 3: In 1915, blues singer and pianist Memphis Slim was born Peter Chatman in the city from which he took his stage name. Memphis Slim was one of the first American bluesmen to move to Europe and become a star there.
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