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Nov 12, 1891Songwriter Richard Whiting is born in Peoria, Illinois. In addition to "Hooray For Hollywood," "On The Good Ship Lollipop" and "Ain't We Got Fun," he pens The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze"Oct 16, 1905CBS-TV executive Hubbell Robinson is born in Schenectady, New York. He's married to pop singer Margaret Whiting in the 1940's when she begins a run of duets with Jimmy Wakely on the country chartsJul 18, 1910Keyboard player Lou Busch is born in Louisville, Kentucky. Under the stage name Joe "Fingers" Carr, he joins Tennessee Ernie Ford on the 1951 country hit "Tailor Made Woman." He marries pop/country singer Margaret Whiting from 1950-1953Jul 22, 1924Margaret Whiting is born in Detroit, Michigan. A successful pop singer, she records a series of country duets with Jimmy Wakely that find favor from 1949-1951, particularly the cheatin' classic "Slipping Around"Feb 10, 1938Songwriter Richard Whiting dies of heart disease in Beverly Hills. The father of Margaret Whiting, he wrote "Hooray For Hollywood," "On The Good Ship Lollipop," "Ain't We Got Fun" and The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze"Jul 11, 1946Porn star Jack Wrangler is born in Beverly Hills, California. He eventually becomes the fourth husband of pop singer Margaret Whiting, who records the country duet "Slipping Around" with Jimmy Wakely just days after Wrangler turned threeDec 29, 1948Pop singer Margaret Whiting marries CBS-TV executive Hubbell Robinson in Las Vegas. Within months, she records the country hits "Slipping Around" and "Wedding Bells" with Jimmy WakelyJul 20, 1949Jimmy Wakely records "Slipping Around" and "Wedding Bells" with Margaret Whiting at the Capitol Studios on Melrose in HollywoodAug 18, 1949Pop singer Margaret Whiting's divorce from CBS executive Hubbell Robinson is finalized in California. It comes as she's enjoying a string of country duets with Jimmy Wakely, including "Wedding Bells" and "Slipping Around"Oct 8, 1949Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely reach the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Slipping Around"
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