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    • Feb 25, 1959
    Rose Maddox has her first Capitol recording session in Los Angeles. Though it's a solo date, she's backed by two of her brothers: guitarist Cal Maddox and mandolin player Henry Maddox
    Feb 26, 1959
    Songwriter Kenny Beard is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He authors Trace Adkins' "The Rest Of Mine," Tracy Lawrence's "Is That A Tear" and Aaron Tippin's "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly"
    Feb 26, 1959
    "September Song" songwriter Maxwell Anderson suffers a stroke at his residence in Stamford, Connecticut, on the 28th anniversary of his first wife's death. Anderson dies two days later
    Feb 27, 1959
    Johnny Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and 38 Special's Donnie Van Zant, he joins Skynyrd in the 1980s and also teams with Ronnie to form Van Zant, a duo that nabs a country hit in 2005
    Feb 27, 1959
    Billy Grammer joins the Grand Ole Opry
    Feb 27, 1959
    Jerry Lee Lewis has a son, Steve Allen Lewis, in Ferriday, Louisiana. The boy is named after TV host Steve Allen
    Feb 28, 1959
    Songwriter Mack Gordon dies in New York. His song "At Last" becomes a pop standard when it's covered by Etta James and hits Top 15 on the national country charts after contestant Sundance Head performs it in 2016 on NBC's "The Voice"
    Feb 28, 1959
    Playwright Maxwell Anderson dies in Stamford, Connecticut, two days after suffering a stroke. Anderson co-wrote "September Song," which becomes a country hit for Willie Nelson 20 years later
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