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Mar 31, 1926
Fiddler Tommy Jackson is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He becomes noted for his double-stop technique--bowing two strings at once--while playing on hits by Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Ernest Tubb and Ray Price
Jul 31, 1926
Guitarist Curt Gibson is born in Missionary Grove, Alabama. His son, Steve Gibson, becomes a prominent Nashville musician, playing on hits by the likes of George Strait, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton and Randy Travis
Oct 14, 1926
Bill Justis is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Best known for his 1957 instrumental hit "Raunchy," he is the arranger on Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me" and Kenny Rogers' "Love The World Away"
Nov 27, 1926
Guitarist Sammy Pruett is born in Goodwater, Alabama. The brother-in-law of Jeanne Pruett, he appears on hits by Hank Williams, Carl Smith and Ray Price, including "Cold, Cold Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," "Loose Talk," "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" and "I've Got A New Heartache"
Dec 11, 1926
Blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton is born in Montgomery, Alabama. She scores an R&B hit with "Hound Dog," which later becomes a massive pop and country hit for Elvis Presley
Dec 21, 1926
Freddie Hart is born in Lochapoka, Alabama. A songwriter who pens hits for Porter Wagoner, Carl Smith and George Jones, he earns his largest acclaim as an artist with "Easy Loving," the Country Music Association's Song of the Year in 1971 and '72
Feb 28, 1927
Steel player Don Helms is born in New Brockton, Alabama. He becomes a member of The Original Drifting Cowboys during Hank Williams' days on The Louisiana Hayride. Helms rejoins the Cowboys in 1949, and remains until the group is disbanded in 1951
Jul 4, 1927
Music executive Jimmy Key is born in Cullman County, Alabama. Known for signing Tom T. Hall to his first recording deal, Key is a music publisher, producer and the author of two Dave Dudley hits, "Last Day In The Mines" and "Please Let Me Prove (My Love For You)"
Jul 7, 1927
Charlie Louvin, of The Louvin Brothers, is born in Section, Alabama. Along with brother Ira, they mix gospel and country, landing on the Grand Ole Opry in 1955. Charlie remains with the Opry following his brother's death in 1965
Dec 24, 1927
Gospel singer Jake Hess is born in Mount Pisgah, Alabama. As a member of The Statesmen Quartet, he records "This Ole House," hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's 500 greatest singles
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