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    • Mar 14, 1914
    Folk singer/songwriter Lee Hays is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A member of The Weavers, he co-writes Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    May 3, 1919
    Folk singer/songwriter Pete Seeger is born in New York City. A solo performer and a member of The Weavers, he co-writes two major country hits: Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Sep 7, 1926
    Ronnie Gilbert is born in New York City. The lone female in the controversial folk group The Weavers, she's credited as a co-writer on the Jimmie Rodgers country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"
    May 13, 1927
    Singer/songwriter Fred Hellerman is born in New York City. He joins The Weavers, a folk act that's blacklisted in the Communist scare of the 1950s. Hellerman co-writes several country hits: Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Don Williams' "I'm Just A Country Boy"
    May 26, 1950
    The Weavers record Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene." It's quickly covered by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley and by Moon Mullican for the country market
    Apr 9, 1951
    Decca releases The Weavers' only country hit, "On Top Of Old Smoky"
    Jun 12, 1951
    The Weavers record the pop hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." Six years later, it's revived as a pop and country crossover hit by Jimmie Rodgers
    Jul 30, 1951
    Decca releases The Weavers' pop hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." Six years later, Jimmie Rodgers launches a new version into the pop and country charts
    Sep 30, 1951
    The Weavers, "He'll Have To Go" songwriter Joe Allison and Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage are featured in the movie debut of "Disc Jockey," a musical that also stars Tommy Dorsey, Herb Jeffries and Sarah Vaughan
    Dec 24, 1955
    After being blacklisted during the McCarthy era, the folk group The Weavers makes a comeback with a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. The group performs "Goodnight Irene" and the soon-to-be country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
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