Researching George Tunnell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 135 people with the Tunnell surname? In that year Tunnell was ranked number 3444 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Tunnell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Tunnell and the Tunnell Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 222 people with the Tunnell surname in the UK? Tunnell is now ranked number 3833 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called George Tunnell
George Tunnell
George "Bon Bon" Tunnell (June 29, 1912 – May 20, 1975) was an American jazz vocalist.
Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, he was one of the first African American vocalists to perform with a white band, that of Jan Savitt and his band, The Top Hatters.In the early 1930s, Tunnell fronted a vocal quartet, the Three Keys. They had a hit with "Fit as a Fiddle". Tunnell then joined Jan Savitt's Band and recorded a number of tracks with them including "Moonlight Masquerade", "The Gypsy in My Soul", "A Kiss for Consolation", plus their two best selling numbers, "Hi-Yo Silver" and "Make Believe Island". Tunnell left Savitt in 1941 and recorded solo tracks including "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "Blow, Gabriel Blow" and "Most Emphatically, Yes!" He joined Spirits of Rhythm jazz ensemble briefly before, in the 1950s, spending some time fronting the Tommy Reynolds Band. After that time, Tunnell's career ground to a halt and he returned to live in Pennsylvania.
He died in May 1975, in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, at the age of 62.
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