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Oct 30, 1923

Singer/songwriter Lewis Pruitt is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He earns a trio of country hits from 1959-1961

Jan 20, 1924

Songwriter Lee Pockriss is born in Brooklyn, New York. He writes "Catch A Falling Star," "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" and Faron Young's 1957 country hit "Love Has Finally Come My Way"

Mar 28, 1924

Arlie Duff is born in Jack's Branch, Texas. The school teacher registers his lone country hit as a recording artist when he writes the country anthem "You All Come," since re-phrased as "Y'all Come." He also writes Sonny James' "It's The Little Things"

Mar 29, 1924

Jimmy Work is born in Akron, Ohio. He writes Red Foley's "Tennessee Border" and Kitty Wells' "Makin' Believe," later remade by Emmylou Harris

Apr 16, 1924

Henry Mancini is born in Cleveland, Ohio. A composer, arranger and conductor, he receives enormous attention for his work on such movies as "The Pink Panther" and "Love Story," but also co-writes Charley Pride's country hit "All His Children"

May 22, 1924

Singer/songwriter Charles Aznavour is born in Paris. The French pop figure has his songs recorded by the likes of traditional-pop singers Vic Damone and Liza Minnelli, but gains a country hit when Roy Clark cuts "Yesterday, When I Was Young"

Sep 11, 1924

R&B songwriter/producer Clyde Otis is born in Prentiss, Mississippi. Associated with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington, he authors several songs that will become country hits, including Sonny James' "Endlessly," Don Williams' "The Ties That Bind" and Randy Travis' "It's Just A Matter Of Time"

Sep 19, 1924

Songwriter Horace "Danny" Dill is born in Dollar Hill, Tennessee. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975, he writes Lefty Frizzell's "The Long Black Veil," Patsy Cline's "So Wrong" and Bobby Bare's "Detroit City"

Sep 25, 1924

Songwriter Diane Lampert is born in The Bronx, New York. She authors Juice Newton's "Break It To Me Gently," plus Carl Smith's "Your Name Is Beautiful" and Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)"

Oct 3, 1924

Joe Allison is born in McKinney, Texas. Allison writes such hits as Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Faron Young's "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" and serves as the head of Liberty Records' country division in the 1960s

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