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    • Feb 18, 1901
    Wayne King, often called the Waltz King, is born in Savannah, Illinois. The pop singer writes a pair of country hits: The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Annabelle" and Ferlin Husky's "The Waltz You Saved For Me"
    Apr 16, 1901
    Gospel songwriter James B. Coats is born in Summerland, Mississippi. He authors "The Sweetest Gift," a prison tale that becomes a country hit in 1976 for Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
    Jul 7, 1901
    O.W. Mayo is born. He manages Bob Wills from 1933 until the end of World War II. Mayo also writes one of Wills' songs, "Blues For Dixie," and appears in the movie "Take Me Back To Oklahoma"
    Aug 15, 1901
    Lyricist Ned Washington is born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He writes "When You Wish Upon A Star," "The Nearness Of You" and the Tex Ritter song "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
    Sep 17, 1901
    Stuart Gorrell is born in Knox, Indiana. He writes the lyrics to a Hoagy Carmichael melody, becoming a co-writer of the classic "Georgia On My Mind," a 1978 country hit for Willie Nelson
    Sep 27, 1901
    Songwriter Beasley Smith is born in McEwen, Tennessee. He writes the pop standard "That Lucky Old Sun" and the Roy Acuff classic "Night Train To Memphis"
    Nov 16, 1901
    Songwriter Jesse Stone is born in Atchison, Kansas. Sometimes operating under the pseudonym Charles Calhoun, he authors Elvis Presley's "Shake, Rattle And Roll" and "Don't Let Go," a Roy Hamilton R&B hit that's covered as a country duet by Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce
    Dec 5, 1901
    Ray Whitley is born near Atlanta, Georgia. A silver screen cowboy, manager and performer, he writes Gene Autry's signature song "Back In The Saddle Again"
    Apr 26, 1902
    Actor and lyricist Edward Eliscu is born in New York City. In 1929, he comes up with the score to the Broadway production "Great Day!" It includes "Without A Song," a country hit for Willie Nelson in 1984
    May 18, 1902
    Pop songwriter Meredith Willson is born in Mason City, Iowa. Known for "The Music Man" and "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," he earns a country hit by writing Eddy Arnold's 1951 single "May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You"



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