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Dec 15, 1914
Yodeling songwriter/guitarist Dave McEnery is born in San Antonio, Texas. Performing under the name Red River Dave, he writes Elton Britt's 1945 hit "I'm A Convict With Old Glory In My Heart"
Jan 13, 1915
Jenny Lou Carson is born in Decatur, Illinois. A performer on "The WLS Barn Dance," she writes such essential hits as Eddy Arnold's "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle," Red Foley's "Never Trust A Woman" and Hank Snow's "Let Me Go, Lover!"
Feb 4, 1915
Pop songwriter Ray Evans is born in Salamanca, New York. Known for "Silver Bells" and "Que Sera, Sera," he hits the country charts when Moon Mullican records "Mona Lisa" and Gene Autry covers "Buttons And Bows"
Feb 14, 1915
Pop songwriter Irving Gordon is born in New York City. Best known for writing the Nat "King" Cole classic "Unforgettable," Gordon authors Eddy Arnold's 1955 country hit "The Kentuckian Song"
Mar 28, 1915
Pop songwriter Jay Livingston is born in McDonald, Pennsylvania. Three of his songs become country hits, including "Buttons And Bows," for Gene Autry; "The Hanging Tree," for Marty Robbins; and "Mona Lisa," for both Moon Mullican and Willie Nelson
Mar 30, 1915
Singer/songwriter Paul Roberts is born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A soldier during World War II, he authors "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere," a war-time hit for both Elton Britt and Jimmy Wakely
Jun 1, 1915
Johnny Bond is born in Enville, Oklahoma. A singer, songwriter and actor, he provides an on-screen sidekick for Gene Autry and Tex Ritter. Bond also earns a handful of country hits on his way to the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 23, 1915
Zeb Turner is born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He earns hits with 1949's "Tennessee Boogie" and 1951's "Chew Tobacco Rag," and writes Eddy Arnold's "It's A Sin" and Elvis Presley's "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
Jul 29, 1915
Gladys Stacey is born in White County, Tennessee. She marries Lester Flatt and will co-write "Foggy Mountain Rock," a Flatt & Scruggs song that appears in the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
Oct 16, 1915
Songwriter Bob Newman is born in Cochran, Georgia. He writes the Sons Of The Pioneers' 1947 hit "Baby Doll"
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