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Nov 7, 1914
Archie Campbell is born in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. A Grand Ole Opry comedian beginning in 1958, he gains his best-known recording with the twisted verbiage of "Rindercella," though he gains his widest recognition as a regular on "Hee Haw"
Dec 14, 1914
Comedian Morey Amsterdam is born in Chicago. In addition to writing jokes and appearing on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," he pens "Rum And Coca-Cola" and Dick Jurgens' country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
Jun 17, 1915
David "Stringbean" Akeman is born in Annville, Kentucky. As a banjo player, he joins Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. But he is better known as a comedian, noted for a striped shirt and pants that seem belted at his thighs. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s, remaining a member until his murder in 1973
Jul 7, 1917
John "Lonzo" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, is born in Edmonton, Kentucky. Brother of Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, he becomes the second of three people to play Lonzo in the Grand Ole Opry musical comedy duo from 1950 until his death in 1967
Jan 19, 1919
Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, is born in Edmonton, Kentucky. The comic duo joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1947, a year before gaining a novelty hit with "I'm My Own Grandpa." Sullivan also plays on more than 15 of Eddy Arnold's hits
May 20, 1919
"Well, I'll be a dirty bird!" Comedian George Gobel is born in Chicago. He becomes a fixture on WLS Radio's "National Barn Dance" on his way to an acting career that includes his own TV show during the 1950s
Mar 10, 1920
Kenneth "Jethro" Burns is born in Conasauga, Tennessee. His comedic duo Homer & Jethro joins the Country Music Hall of Fame after making numerous satirical records, including a send-up of "The Battle Of New Orleans" as "The Battle Of Kookamonga"
Jul 27, 1920
Homer Haynes, of Homer & Jethro, is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. For nearly 40 years beginning in the '30s, the duo specializes in musical parodies such as "The Battle Of Kookamonga," a Grammy-winning satire of "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Apr 10, 1921
Sheb Wooley is born in Erick, Oklahoma. Best known for his pop hit "The Purple People Eater," he also makes country novelties, such as "That's My Pa," sometimes under the alias Ben Colder. In addiition, he writes the theme song to "Hee Haw"
Jun 4, 1922
Comedian Gordie Tapp is born in London, Ontario. He is the first man hired in 1969 for the cast of "Hee Haw," where he appears frequently through 1988
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