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    • Jul 4, 1927
    Music executive Jimmy Key is born in Cullman County, Alabama. Known for signing Tom T. Hall to his first recording deal, Key is a music publisher, producer and the author of two Dave Dudley hits, "Last Day In The Mines" and "Please Let Me Prove (My Love For You)"
    Aug 17, 1927
    E.W. "Bud" Wendell is born in Akron, Ohio. He becomes the manager of the Grand Ole Opry, and eventually the head of Gaylord Entertainment, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998
    Oct 2, 1927
    Producer and record executive Aubrey Mayhew is born in Washington, D.C. He founds the Little Darlin' label, overseeing Johnny Paycheck's 1960s hits. Mayhew also writes Ray Price's "Touch My Heart"
    Mar 4, 1928
    Record producer and executive Frank Jones is born in Toronto. He works with Columbia, Capitol, Mercury and Warner Bros., and co-produces such hits as John Anderson's "Swingin'," Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John," The Statler Brothers' "Flowers On The Wall" and Marty Robbins' "Devil Woman"
    Aug 27, 1928
    Frances Preston is born in Nashville. In 1958, she founds a local division of BMI, which collects and distributes money to songwriters and publishers for the public performance of their songs. In 1985, she moves to New York to run the entire agency
    Sep 10, 1928
    Record executive Charlie Fach is born in Camden, New Jersey. Through his employment at the Smash, Mercury and Compleat labels, he works with Roger Miller, Vern Gosdin and George Burns
    Sep 11, 1928
    Randy Hughes is born in Gum, Tennessee. He manages Patsy Cline and plays guitar on many of her hits, including "Crazy," "I Fall To Pieces" and "She's Got You." He also pilots the plane that crashes in 1963, claiming their lives, as well as Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins
    Sep 30, 1928
    TV producer Sam Lovullo is born in Buffalo, New York. After working on "The Jonathan Winters Show," he helps launch "Hee Haw," a long-running mix of comedy and country music co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark
    Apr 27, 1929
    Tommy Hill is born near Coy City, Texas. A producer and label executive, he writes Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" and Webb Pierce's "Slowly"
    Nov 8, 1929
    Songwriter and record executive Bert Berns is born in The Bronx. He writes "Piece Of My Heart," a Janis Joplin hit that is remade for country by Faith Hill. Berns also founds Bang Records and pens "Hang On Sloopy" and "Twist And Shout"



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