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Feb 6, 1913
Blues musician Robert Geddins is born in Highbank, Texas. He co-writes K.C. Douglas' 1940s song "Mercury Boogie." It's remade under the name "Mercury Blues" by rock act The Steve Miller Band and by country artist Alan Jackson
Mar 7, 1913
Banjo player and guitarist Marvin Montgomery is born in Rinard, Iowa. He becomes a steady musician among the early western swing bands, working with Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers and The Light Crust Doughboys
Jun 3, 1913
Curley Williams is born near Cairo, Georgia. A member of the Grand Ole Opry in the mid-1940s, he writes the Hank Williams hit "Half As Much"
Jun 14, 1913
Songwriter/musician Arrett "Rusty" Keefer is born. An associate of Bill Haley, he writes Carl Smith's "Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm In Love" and is a member of The Pinetoppers, playing on the group's only hit, 1950's "Mockin' Bird Hill"
Aug 16, 1913
Songwriter and arranger Joseph Lilley is born in Providence, Rhode Island. He goes on to co-write the western classic "Jingle! Jangle! Jingle!"
Aug 25, 1913
Jazz bandleader Bob Crosby is born in Spokane, Washington. The younger brother of Bing Crosby, he lands a long list of pop hits and writes Pee Wee King's 1952 country hit "Silver And Gold"
Oct 1, 1913
Songwriter/producer/bassist Charles Grean is born in Manhattan. Noted for his work with Nat "King" Cole and Glenn Miller, he also receives credits for his work in country music with Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow and Jeanne Black
Oct 11, 1913
Lyricist Sunny Skylar is born in Brooklyn, New York. One of his songs, "Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)," emerges as a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez in 1978
Dec 25, 1913
Songwriter Chilton Price is born outside Fern Creek, Kentucky. She pens Pee Wee King's "Slow Poke" and Jo Stafford's pop hit "You Belong To Me"
Feb 18, 1914
Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski--a.k.a. Pee Wee King--is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He leads the Golden West Cowboys to Grand Ole Opry membership and co-writes "Tennessee Waltz," entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974
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