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Feb 11, 1918
Publishing executive Wesley Rose is born in Chicago. The son of Acuff-Rose Music founder Fred Rose, he joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1986, after playing a role in the careers of The Everly Brothers, Hank Williams and Marty Robbins
Mar 5, 1918
Record executive Murray Nash is born in Campbell, Nebraska. He works for Mercury Records, RCA and Acuff-Rose Music Publishing, playing a role in the careers of Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Carlisle, Hank Williams and Pee Wee King, among others
Sep 1, 1918
Maggie Cavender is born in Nashville. She becomes the longtime executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International
Dec 16, 1918
Movie producer Douglas Laurence is born in Totowa, New Jersey. He oversees three Elvis Presley films: "Stay Away, Joe," "Speedway" and "Live A Little, Love A Little"
Jun 5, 1919
Music publisher Al Gallico is born in Brooklyn, New York. One of the strongest independent publishers in country during the 1960s and '70s, his company owns the copyrights to "The Most Beautiful Girl" and "Stand By Your Man," among others
Sep 29, 1920
Tillman Franks is born in Stamps, Arkansas. Associated with "The Louisiana Hayride," he manages Slim Whitman, David Houston and Johnny Horton. Franks also co-writes the country hits "Honky-Tonk Man," "I'm A One-Woman Man," "North To Alaska" and "Sink The Bismarck"
May 17, 1921
Brad McCuen is born in New York. He founds Mega Records, which provides a home for Sammi Smith's biggest hit, "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
Jul 26, 1922
Record executive Jim Foglesong is born in Lundale, West Virginia. Beginning in 1973, he successfully runs Dot Records, ABC, MCA and Capitol, influencing the careers of Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, George Strait and Barbara Mandrell, among others
Dec 15, 1922
Pioneering disc jockey Alan Freed is born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Destined for membership in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he is credited as a co-writer on The McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely," covered for country in the 1980s by The Forester Sisters
Jan 5, 1923
Sun Records founder Sam Phillips is born in Florence, Alabama. He signs and produces such acts as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
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