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Apr 27, 1904
Syd Nathan is born in Cincinnati. He founds King Records, which nets country hits with Moon Mullican, The Delmore Brothers and Hawkshaw Hawkins, among others. He also writes "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and "Goodnight Irene"
May 21, 1904
Songwriter and pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller is born in New York City. He writes numerous Broadway show tunes, including "Ain't Misbehavin'," penned while in jail for non-payment of alimony. It becomes a country hit for Hank Williams Jr.
Jun 21, 1904
Songwriter Mack Gordon is born in Warsaw, Poland. He pens "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Down Argentine Way" and "At Last," which reaches country's Top 15 in 2016 after it's performed by Sundance Head on NBC's "The Voice"
Jul 16, 1904
Songwriter Mabel Wayne is born in Brooklyn, New York. She co-writes Gene Austin's 1928 pop hit, "Ramona," which Billy Walker remakes as a country hit 40 years later
Nov 16, 1904
Songwriter Tommie Connor is born in Bloomsbury, United Kingdom. He authors "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," which hits the country chart through a 1952 recording by Jimmy Boyd
Feb 15, 1905
Pop songwriter Harold Arlen is born in Buffalo, New York. He co-writes "Over The Rainbow," the Judy Garland standard, which becomes a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis in 1980
Aug 24, 1905
Arthur Crudup is born in Forest, Mississippi. The blues singer's "That's Alright, Mama" becomes the song that helps launch Elvis Presley to fame
Sep 23, 1905
Songwriter Tiny Bradshaw is born in Youngstown, Ohio. He authors Johnny Burnette's "The Train Kept A-Rollin'," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Oct 29, 1905
Songwriter Albert Brumley is born in Spiro, Oklahoma. He authors the gospel classic "I'll Fly Away" and The Stanley Brothers' "Rank Stranger"
Dec 17, 1905
Karl Davis is born in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. He becomes one-half of the duo Karl & Harty, who gain acclaim through regular appearances on "The National Barn Dance" via WLS Radio in Chicago. He also pens Hank Locklin's 1967 single "The Country Hall Of Fame"
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