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Feb 6, 1944
Songwriter Phil Thomas is born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He pens the Gene Watson single "Drinkin' My Way Back Home"
Feb 12, 1944
Moe Bandy is born in Meridian, Mississippi. He thrives as a honky-tonk singer during the late-1970s and early-'80s with a string of hits dominated by cheatin'-themed singles and good-ol'-boy duets with Joe Stampley
Jul 8, 1944
Drummer Johnny Lee Johnson is born in Gulfport, Mississippi. He comes to prominence as a member of the Southern rock ensemble The Allman Brothers Band, namechecked in Conway Twitty's "Boogie Grass Band"
Jul 11, 1944
Myra Gale Brown is born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. At age 13, she marries her cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, touching off a firestorm of controversy in his career
May 1, 1945
Songwriter and keyboard player Carson Whitsett is born in Jackson, Mississippi. Noted for his work with the R&B label Malaco, he writes the Lorrie Morgan hit "Dear Me" and John Anderson's "Mississippi Moon"
Aug 18, 1945
Elvis Presley's father, Vernon Presley, makes a down payment of $200 for a home in East Tupelo, Mississippi
Jan 8, 1946
For his 11th birthday, Elvis Presley receives an $8 guitar
Feb 24, 1946
Drummer David "Butch" McDade is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. As a member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, he plays on "Third Rate Romance," "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)" and "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)"
Dec 25, 1946
Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett is born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. With a devout following of Parrot Heads, he combines pop, country and Caribbean influences, gaining a country hit with "Margaritaville" in 1977 and returning to the genre with several collaborations 30 years later
Feb 10, 1947
Bass player Chris Ethridge is born in Meridian, Mississippi. He co-founds The Flying Burrito Brothers and plays on a bundle of Willie Nelson hits, including "Blue Skies," "Georgia On My Mind" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"
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