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Aug 12, 1918
Israel Brodsky is born in Brooklyn, New York. Operating professionally as Roy Bennett, he writes several country hits, including Marty Robbins' "Stairway Of Love," Jim Reeves' "Young Hearts" and Johnny Bond's "Love Song In 32 Bars"
Aug 18, 1918
Gilbert "Cisco" Houston is born in Wilmington, Delaware. He becomes a singing partner and co-conspirator of Woody Guthrie, the two writing "Cocaine Blues," a 1948 country hit for Roy Hogsed
Aug 31, 1918
Songwriter Sam Nichols is born in Eula, Texas. He writes Ernest Tubb's 1948 single "That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eye" and Hank Snow's 1955 hit "Yellow Roses"
Oct 18, 1918
Singer/pianist/songwriter Bobby Troup is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known for his work with Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra, he writes "Route 66," which earns a country Grammy nomination for Asleep At The Wheel
Oct 19, 1918
Songwriter Jack Segal is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His best-known copyright is "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)," recorded by The Browns in 1959
Nov 1, 1918
Actor and songwriter Hal Southern is born in Columbus, Indiana. He co-writes the Tex Ritter classic "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" and appears in such movies as "The Shakiest Gun In The West," "Serpico" and "Blazing Saddles"
Dec 16, 1918
Songwriter Pierre Delanoe is born in Paris, France. He writes the original French lyrics to "Je t'appartiens," a song that gets translated as "Let It Be Me." It becomes a pop hit for The Everly Brothers and a country hit twice: for Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry in 1969 and for Willie Nelson in 1982
Jan 14, 1919
Actor/songwriter Joe Seneca is born in Cleveland, Ohio. Cast in such films as "Kramer Vs. Kramer" and "Silverado," he writes the pop hits "Talk To Me" and "Break It To Me Gently," which become country hits for Mickey Gilley and Juice Newton
Mar 21, 1919
Guitarist and songwriter Eddie Kirk is born in Greeley, Colorado. He plays on hits by the likes of Merle Travis, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Hank Thompson, and co-writes the classic "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"
Apr 4, 1919
Songwriter Cy Coben is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He racks up more than a dozen country hits when his songs are recorded by such artists as Bobby Bare, Eddy Arnold, Jerry Reed, Hank Snow and Connie Smith
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