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    • Aug 31, 1886
    Songwriter George Cobb is born in Mexico, New York. He writes Red Foley's "Alabama Jubilee" and The Blue Sky Boys' "Are You From Dixie?"
    Feb 6, 1888
    Songwriter Haven Gillespie is born in Covington, Kentucky. In addition to the holiday standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," he writes The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" and the western-swing classic "Right Or Wrong"
    Feb 15, 1888
    Songwriter Lawrence Wright is born in Leicester, England. Using the name Horatio Nicholls, he pens hundreds of songs, including "Among My Souvenirs," a 1976 country hit for Marty Robbins
    May 11, 1888
    Pop songwriter Irving Berlin is born in Temun, Russia. He earns country hits when Willie Nelson records his song "Blue Skies" and Ernest Tubb covers "White Christmas." Among Berlin's Broadway successes is "Annie, Get Your Gun"
    Dec 15, 1888
    Playwright Maxwell Anderson is born in Atlantic, Pennsylvania. He co-writes "September Song," which becomes a hit for Willie Nelson in 1979
    Jan 20, 1889
    Huddie Ledbetter is born near Mooringsport, Louisiana. Under the name Lead Belly, he becomes a major blues figure. His song "Goodnight Irene" becomes a country hit twice in 1950, for Moon Mullican, and for Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
    Sep 13, 1889
    Songwriter Kelly Harrell is born in Drapers Valley, Virginia. He pens Jimmie Rodgers' "Away On The Mountain," the flip side to his "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)"
    Jul 9, 1890
    Songwriter Hy Heath is born in Oakville, Tennessee. His credits include Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Mule Train," Ray Price's "Run Boy," Louis Jordan's "Deacon Jones" and Hank Williams' "Take These Chains From My Heart"
    Aug 4, 1890
    Carson Robison is born in Oswego, Kansas. He becomes a significant singer and songwriter, specializing in songs that build on topics from the news. He scores two novelty hits in the 1940s: "Hitler's Letter To Hirohito" and "Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It"
    May 14, 1891
    Pop songwriter Grant Clarke is born in Akron, Ohio. He collaborates on "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," a 1947 country hit for pop singer Eddy Howard



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