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    • Aug 15, 1898
    Pop songwriter Charles Tobias is born in New York City. Associated with such titles as "Merrily We Roll Along" and "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer," he also writes The Browns' 1960 pop and country hit "The Old Lamplighter"
    Sep 26, 1898
    Pop songwriter George Gershwin is born in New York City. Known for "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me," his song "A Foggy Day" is recorded by Willie Nelson with Frank Sinatra on the 1994 album "Duets II"
    Sep 27, 1898
    Songwriter Vincent Youmans is born in New York City. He writes the pop titles "Tea For Two," "I Want To Be Happy" and "Without A Song," which is covered in country music by Willie Nelson
    May 9, 1899
    Harry "Big Slim" McAulife is born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He writes the bluegrass standard "Sunny Side Of The Mountain"
    Jul 14, 1899
    Songwriter Billy Hill is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes Jimmie Rodgers' "Prairie Lullaby" and Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline's "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"
    Sep 6, 1899
    Songwriter Billy Rose is born in New York City. His compositions include "Barney Google," "Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight" and "Without A Song," a 1984 country hit for Willie Nelson
    Sep 11, 1899
    Jimmie Davis is born in Beech Springs, Louisiana. The two-time governor of the Bayou State is best known for writing "You Are My Sunshine," which helps him gain entry into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1972
    Nov 22, 1899
    Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael is born in Bloomington, Indiana. Carmichael writes Willie Nelson's Grammy-winner, "Georgia On My Mind"
    Mar 2, 1900
    Pop songwriter Kurt Weill is born in Dessau, Germany. He writes the Bobby Darin hit "Mack The Knife" plus "September Song," a traditional-pop standard revived for the "Stardust" album by Willie Nelson
    Mar 10, 1900
    Pop songwriter Peter DeRose is born in New York City. He writes "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)," a 1933 hit for Ted Lewis that finds new life as a posthumous country hit for Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline in 1981



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