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    • Jul 10, 1908
    Paul Howard is born in Midland, Arkansas. A member of the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s, he lays claim to be the first musician to plug in a guitar on the venerable show. He also writes the Wesley Tuttle hit "With Tears In My Eyes"
    Sep 14, 1908
    Fiddler Billy Hughes is born in Salisaw, Oklahoma. He plays on Jack Guthrie's 1945 recording of "Oklahoma Hills"
    Oct 3, 1908
    Lyricist Johnny Burke is born in Antioch, California. Known for such standards as "Pennies From Heaven" and "Swing On A Star," he also pens the words to Erroll Garner's "Misty," which becomes a country hit for Ray Stevens in 1975
    Oct 20, 1908
    Stuart Hamblen is born in Kellyville, Texas. Recording country and gospel songs, he becomes a pioneering western singer on Los Angeles radio. With a career stretching from 1925 to the 1970s, his most familiar legacy is the hymn "It Is No Secret"
    Dec 7, 1908
    Hoyt "Slim" Bryant is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He writes Jimmie Rodgers' 1932 single "Mother, The Queen Of My Heart" and becomes a cast member with WLS Radio's "National Barn Dance"
    Dec 25, 1908
    Alton Delmore is born in Elkmont, Alabama. With younger sibling Ramon, he forms The Delmore Brothers, whose mix of country and the blues makes them a popular Grand Ole Opry act in the 1930s and a 2001 entry in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Mar 25, 1909
    Pop songwriter Jerry Livingston is born in Denver, Colorado. Known for such songs as "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" and "The Twelfth Of Never," he also writes Jim Reeves' "Adios Amigo" and The Hoosier Hot Shots' "She Broke My Heart In Three Places"
    Apr 6, 1909
    Denver Darling is born in Whopock, Illinois. Appearing on New York radio as a cowboy personality, he writes "Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes Of Blue," which becomes a 1947 hit for Cliffie Stone
    May 13, 1909
    Songwriter Ken Darby is born in Hebron, Nebraska. He writes Tennessee Ernie Ford's "River Of No Return" and works on the music in such films as "The Wizard Of Oz," "The Kind And I" and "Camelot"
    Jul 17, 1909
    Songwriter Oakley Haldeman is born in Alhambra, California. He co-writes the Gene Autry hits "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" and "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine"



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