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Aug 1, 1911
Playwright Maxwell Anderson marries fellow University of North Dakota student Margaret Haskett. He composes "September Song," a Broadway song that's eventually revived for country fans by Willie Nelson
Aug 10, 1911
Bass player Wanna Coffman is born. He becomes an original member of Milton Brown's western swing band The Musical Brownies, which also includes guitarist Derwood Brown, banjo player Ocie Stockard and fiddler Jesse Ashlock
Nov 1, 1911
Earl B. Rouse is born. He joins siblings Ervin and Gordon to form The Rouse Brothers, who record the original version of "Orange Blossom Special"
Mar 23, 1912
Dixie Cups are invented. The product is used for drinking--and for filling out the lyrics of country songs. Among them: Travis Tritt's "Country Club," Kenny Chesney's "Don't Happen Twice," Luke Bryan's "Play It Again," Easton Corbin's "Baby Be My Love Song" and The Statler Brothers' "Do You Remember These"
Mar 27, 1912
Bill Callahan is born in Madison County, North Carolina. With sibling Joe, he forms The Callahan Brothers, a major duo in the 1930s. In the 1950s, he plays on recordings by Lefty Frizzell and Marty Robbins
Apr 15, 1912
The ocean liner the Titanic sinks in the Northern Atlantic three hours after hitting an iceberg, with 1,500 people drowning. The accident inspires recordings by Ernest Stoneman and Roy Acuff. It's also referenced in Brett Eldredge's 2017 single "Somethin' I'm Good At"
Apr 25, 1912
Gladys Love Smith is born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. She marries Vernon Presley, and becomes the mother of Elvis Presley
May 30, 1912
Alcyone Bate Beasley is born in Castalian Springs, Tennessee. She sings on the Grand Ole Opry with The Possum Hunters, a string band led by her father, Dr. Humphrey Bate. She also sings backup on Ernest Tubb's "Blue Christmas"
Jul 14, 1912
Arlo Guthrie's father, Woody Guthrie, is born in Okemah, Oklahoma. Best known for writing "This Land Is Your Land," influences the use of folk and country as a tool for social commentary, and is posthumously inducted into the Nashvilleis Songwriters Hall of Fame 1977
Sep 2, 1912
Johnnie Lee Wills is born in Jewett, Texas. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he forms his own band, recording the first version of the classic "Milk Cow Blues"
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