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    • Sep 8, 1903
    Milton Brown is born in Stephenville, Texas. Along with Bob Wills, he originates western swing, leading the Musical Brownies, which he forms in 1932
    Nov 30, 1904
    Piano player Fred "Papa" Calhoun is born in Chico, Texas. He joins the western swing band Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, appearing on the formative hits "Right Or Wrong" and "Who's Sorry Now?"
    Feb 8, 1908
    Bob Dunn, the steel player for Milton Brown's Brownies, is born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. In January 1935, he becomes the first musician to play an electric instrument on a country recording session
    Aug 10, 1911
    Bass player Wanna Coffman is born. He becomes an original member of Milton Brown's western swing band The Musical Brownies, which also includes guitarist Derwood Brown, banjo player Ocie Stockard and fiddler Jesse Ashlock
    Nov 28, 1914
    Fiddler Cecil Brower is born in Bellevue, Texas. He becomes an influential western swing musician after joining Milton Brown's Musical Brownies. He later plays on hits by Porter Wagoner, Bobby Bare and Loretta Lynn
    Sep 29, 1915
    Western swing guitarist Derwood Brown is born in Stephenville, Texas. He appears on records by The Fort Worth Doughboys and Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, led by his older brother
    Sep 13, 1917
    Guitarist Wilson "Lefty" Perkins is born in Clarksville, Texas. After a stint with The Light Crust Doughboys, he performs as a member of Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, replacing Bob Dunn after the death of bandleader Milton Brown
    Sep 19, 1932
    Having left The Light Crust Doughboys, Milton Brown's Musical Brownies are listed for the first time in The Fort Worth Press with a performance on KTAT Radio
    Oct 2, 1933
    A pair of former western swing bandmates compete in a concert billed as a "battle dance": Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys versus Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies. Admission to the show, at the Green Terrace in Lake Waco, Texas, is $1
    Apr 4, 1934
    Milton Brown's Musical Brownies conduct a recording session widely regarded as the first official western swing recording in San Antonio
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