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Nov 14, 1914
Ken Carson is born in Centrahoma, Oklahoma. He joins the Sons Of The Pioneers from 1942-1947, when group members Lloyd Perryman and Pat Brady are called into duty for World War II
Apr 4, 1915
Dorothy Fay Southworth is born in Prescott, Arizona. She acts in numerous western movies under the name Dorothy Fay and ends up marrying one of her co-stars, future Country Music Hall of Famer Tex Ritter. She also gives birth to actor John Ritter
May 27, 1915
Bass player and vocalist Bert Dodson is born in Dallas, Texas. He joins The Cass County Boys, performing on Dallas radio station WFAA before moving into movies. Dodson also backs Johnny Bond on two hits: "Sober, Sick And Sorry" and "Love Song In 32 Bars"
Jun 1, 1915
Johnny Bond is born in Enville, Oklahoma. A singer, songwriter and actor, he provides an on-screen sidekick for Gene Autry and Tex Ritter. Bond also earns a handful of country hits on his way to the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 19, 1915
Actor Pat Buttram is born in Addison, Alabama. The comedic sidekick appears alongside Gene Autry in a string of western movies before carving out a role as Mr. Haney on TV's "Green Acres"
Sep 4, 1915
Singer/actor Dick Thomas is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He scores hits with several western-themed songs during the post-war '40s, including "Sioux City Sue" and "The Beaut From Butte"
Apr 8, 1916
Fiddler Carl Cotner is born in Lake Cicott, Indiana. He's one of two fiddlers who appears on Gene Autry's 1941 hit "You Are My Sunshine"
Jul 2, 1916
Actor Curtis Wayne Gates is born in Lamar, Colorado. Under the name Ken Curtis, he joins The Sons Of The Pioneers from 1949-1953, then goes on to portray Festus in TV's "Gunsmoke" and Monk in "Have Gun, Will Travel"
Jan 29, 1917
Lloyd Perryman, of the original Sons Of The Pioneers, is born in Ruth, Arkansas. The western harmony group, known for "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water," joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
Dec 13, 1917
Wesley Tuttle is born in Lamar, Colorado. The guitarist and yodeler works with Merle Travis and The Sons Of The Pioneers, and contributes to the soundtrack of "Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs" before earning a handful of his own mid-1940s hits
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