1904

📅Events in 1904

1. Leopold NowakAugust 17, 1904

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   Austrian musicologist Leopold Nowak was born.
2. Count BasieAugust 21, 1904

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   American jazz pianist, composer, organist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. He became famous as the founder and leader of the Count Basie Orchestra.
3. Ernie FieldsAugust 28, 1904

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   American swing and jazz musician Ernie Fields was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. He grew up in Oklahoma and became known as the bandleader of the Royal Entertainers of Tulsa.