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Jul 12, 1895Songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II is born in New York City. A composer of the musicals "Oklahoma!" and "The Sound Of Music," he also writes two 1920s songs that become country hits for Slim Whitman: "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"Sep 2, 1924"Rose-Marie" makes its Broadway debut. The show's title song--written by Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein and Otto Harbach--becomes a country hit for Slim Whitman 30 years laterJan 16, 1926The Broadway production of "Rose-Marie" comes to a close. The title song--written by Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein and Otto Harbach--finds new life in country music when Slim Whitman revives it in 1954Aug 23, 1960Oscar Hammerstein II, who co-wrote the music for "Oklahoma!" and "The Sound Of Music," dies of cancer at home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. In the 1950s, Slim Whitman had country hits with two of his songs: "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"Oct 27, 2009Elvis Presley ranks #4 on Forbes' list of top dead celebrities after earning $55 million in the prior year. Also of note: songwriters Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, #2, $235 million; Michael Jackson, #3, $90 million; John Lennon, #7, $15 million; and Jimi Hendrix, #11, $8 million
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