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Nov 16, 1919
Earl Bolick is born in Hickory, North Carolina. Along with older brother Bill, he creates The Blue Sky Boys, whose country ballads and gospel tunes use strong genetic harmonies during the height of their career, from 1935 until semi-retirement in 1951
Dec 12, 1919
Songwriter Cole Porter marries Linda Lee Thomas. While his material finds its greatest acceptance on Broadway, in films, and in the hands of pop singers, Porter also writes the Gene Autry country hit "Don't Fence Me In"
Feb 13, 1920
Songwriter Boudleaux Bryant is born in Shellman, Georgia. Bryant writes such classics as "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bye Bye Love" with wife Felice. The couple's son, Del Bryant, goes on to write Billy "Crash" Craddock's "I Cheated On A Good Woman's Love"
Jun 28, 1920
"Who's Sorry Now?" songwriter Ted Snyder and his wife, Hope, are officially divorced
Jun 30, 1920
Eddie Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The oldest of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman's 15 children, he plays occasionally with the Stoneman Family, but opts for more steady forms of employment
Jul 14, 1920
Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin is born in Kemp, Texas. The mother of John "Bucky" Wilkin, she writes such hits as "One Day At A Time," "The Long Black Veil," "P.T. 109" and "Waterloo." She also mentors Kris Kristofferson
Dec 28, 1920
Bessie Lee Mauldin is born in Norwood, North Carolina. She becomes a longtime companion of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and plays bass on his 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"
Dec 31, 1920
Rex Allen Jr.'s father, Rex Allen, is born in Willcox, Arizona. Considered the last of the singing cowboys, the western performer enjoys a handful of hits, including 1953's "Crying In The Chapel" and 1962's "Don't Go Near The Indians"
Feb 1, 1922
Steel guitarist Doyle Turner is born. Along with his wife, Bernice, he plays for nearly two years in the 1940s as a member of Hank Williams' band. Son Robby Turner will appear on hits by Jamey Johnson, Gary Allan and Travis Tritt, among others
Aug 1, 1922
Marie Hawkins is born in Boston, Massachusetts. She becomes the second wife of Nat "King" Cole, marrying him in 1948, and the mother of Country Music Association awards nominee Natalie Cole
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