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When did Fred Astaire's first album release?
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Fred Astaire's first album Fred Astaire Sings and Swings Irving Berlin released in 1962.
Fred Astaire (1899-1987) was born Frederick Austerlitz to German and Austrian immigrants in Nebraska. He started entertaining in vaudeville with a song-and-dance act with his older sister, Adele Astaire. His meeting with future composer George Gershwin in 1916 set the tone for a great collaboration, as he and Adele starred in several of... Read More
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