[78-L] Curse Of The Nipper???

[Kristjan Saag]

Well, he recorded "The Desert Song" for Victor six weeks before he died...
http://www.lanzalegend.com/disco.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Lanza_Sings_Songs_from_The_Student_Prince_and_The_Desert_Song
Kristjan


Dan Van Landingham wrote:
> Was he still under contract to RCA at the time of his death?
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> From: Kristjan Saag<saag at telia.com>
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> Mario Lanza (at 38) 1959.
> Kristjan
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> Rockined1 wrote:
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>> This may sound strange but I was compiloing a list of artists who died
>> prematuely or at a young age--usually sudden and came up with several names that
>> were  under contract to Victor/RCA Victor  at the time of their deaths
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>> 1919- Cal "Uncle Josh" Stewart
>> 1921- Enrico Caruso
>> 1933 - JImmie Rodgers
>> 1934- Russ Columbo
>> 1935- Leroy Carr
>> 1944- Glenn Miller
>> 1960-Jesse Belvin
>> 1964 - JIm Reeves
>> 1964 Sam Cooke
>> ( also in 1964 a young singer named David Box who died in a plane crash two
>> days before his first session for RCA]
>> 1977- Elvis Presley
>> and  1989-Keith Whitley
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