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Jan 1, 1929
Writer Larry L. King is born in Putnam, Texas. He writes "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," a Broadway play that gets made into a 1982 movie for Dolly Parton
Jan 6, 1929
Songwriter Autry Inman is born in Florence, Alabama. His credits include The Louvin Brothers' "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" and Carl Smith's "Mr. Moon"
Jan 14, 1929
Billy Walker is born in Ralls, Texas. Shuffling the #1 "Charlie's Shoes" among 16 Top 10 hits, he joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1960
Jan 15, 1929
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He's referenced in the lyrics of Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl," Tommy Cash's "Six White Horses," Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice" and Brad Paisley's "Welcome To The Future"
Jan 17, 1929
Session guitarist Grady Martin is born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. The author of Ronnie Milsap's "Snap Your Fingers," Martin backs such acts as Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Elvis Presley and Ray Price, before taking a job with Willie Nelson's band. He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
Jan 30, 1929
Dolores Dinning Edgin is born. She sings background on numerous hits, many as a member of The Nashville Edition, including titles by Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare and Jerry Lee Lewis
Feb 4, 1929
Guitarist Paul Burlison is born in Brownsville, Texas. He becomes an important figure in rockabilly music, playing with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette in the Rock & Roll Trio on the hit "The Train Kept A-Rollin'"
Feb 5, 1929
Drummer Hal Blaine is born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. One of the most-recorded session drummers of the 1960s and '70s, he plays on recordings by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker and John Denver, among others
Feb 8, 1929
Blues singer and keyboard player Floyd Dixon is born in Marshall, Texas. He writes "Hey Bartender," which becomes a country hit for Johnny Lee in 1983
Mar 1, 1929
Clifton Howard Vandever is born in Grady, New Mexico. Under the name Van Howard, he performs on numerous Ray Price recordings, singing harmony on "Crazy Arms," "I've Got A New Heartache" and "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You"
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