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    • Mar 17, 1919
    Pop singer Nat "King" Cole is born in Montgomery, Alabama. He charts more than 100 records during his career, including the original version of "Mona Lisa," which becomes a country hit for Moon Mullican, Jimmy Wakely and Willie Nelson
    Jul 2, 1919
    Fred Maddox, of The Maddox Brothers & Rose, is born in Boaz, Alabama. Dubbed the most colorful hillbilly band in America, the group plies a raucous brand of country from 1937-1956, making them one of the genre's most popular touring acts
    Dec 28, 1920
    Gospel singer Brock Speer is born in Double Springs, Alabama. He sings with The Speer Family, and has background vocal parts on three Elvis Presley hits: "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Was The One" and "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
    May 13, 1921
    Terry Fell is born in Dora, Alabama. His band Terry Fell & The Fellers earns a hit in 1954 with "Don't Drop It," and he writes the Hank Locklin hit "You're The Reason"
    Oct 5, 1921
    Eugenia Murchison is born in Birmingham, Alabama. After marrying Walter Harris, she gives birth to a future Country Music Hall of Fame member, Emmylou Harris
    Jul 27, 1922
    Rhythm guitarist Howard "Johnny" Johnson is born in Gadsden, Alabama. He plays on a number of Ernest Tubb's 1950s hits, including "Half A Mind," "I Cried A Tear" and "Through That Door"
    Aug 23, 1922
    Guitarist Smiley Wilson is born in Etowah County, Alabama. He plays on The Louvin Brothers' 1958 hit "My Baby's Gone"
    Dec 7, 1922
    Don Maddox is born in Boaz, Alabama. He joins the family group The Maddox Brothers & Rose, whose energetic and comedic road show makes the Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in America one of the genre's top touring acts during the 1940s and '50s
    Jan 5, 1923
    Sun Records founder Sam Phillips is born in Florence, Alabama. He signs and produces such acts as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
    Feb 28, 1923
    Audrey Sheppard is born in Pike County, Alabama. She marries Hank Williams, becoming a driving force in his career. Their volatile relationship provides the grist for much of his music. She also gives birth to Hank Williams Jr.
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