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Jun 24, 1893
Roy O. Disney is born in Chicago. With brother Walt, he founds the Disney company, which eventually establishes Lyric Street Records as a country label, providing a recording home for Rascal Flatts, Aaron Tippin and SHeDAISY, among others
Aug 5, 1893
George W. Smith is born in Toledo, Ohio. He becomes the managing director of radio station WWVA, creating "The Wheeling Jamboree," a weekly Opry-style show
Oct 1, 1893
Songwriter Cliff Friend is born on a farm outside Cincinnati, Ohio. He writes "Lovesick Blues," then sells the rights to the song for $500. It goes on to launch Hank Williams to prominence in 1949
Oct 6, 1893
Jazz entertainer and songwriter Clarence Williams is born in Plaquemin, Louisiana. Noted for his work with Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller, he also writes "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It," a country hit for Hank Williams, T. Texas Tyler and Ricky Nelson
Dec 24, 1893
Songwriter Harry Warren is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for such titles as "Jeepers Creepers" and "We're In The Money," he also writes "I Only Have Eyes For You," which Mandy Barnett covers for the 2000 movie "Space Cowboys"
Dec 31, 1893
Bass player Pat Brady is born in Toledo, Ohio. In 1937, he replaces Roy Rogers as a member of the western harmony act The Sons Of The Pioneers. Brady is not part of the lineup that enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
Jan 16, 1894
Songwriter Irving Mills is born in New York. In addition to the jazz classics "Mood Indigo" and "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," he writes Hank Williams' breakthrough hit, "Lovesick Blues"
Jan 31, 1894
Songwriter Isham Jones is born in Coaltown, Ohio. Noted for such tunes as "It Had To Be You" and "You're In The Army Now," he also writes "My Best To You," an Eddy Howard pop hit remade as a 1947 country single by the Sons Of The Pioneers
May 1, 1894
Sam McGee is born in Williamson County, Tennessee. He forms a duo with brother Kirk, blending country, folk and blues in a six-decade Grand Ole Opry career. They also inspire Garrison Keillor to start his "Prairie Home Companion" radio show
May 7, 1894
Riley Puckett is born near Alpharetta, Georgia. A founding member of the string band The Skillet Lickers, he becomes a pioneering country recording figure, making his first records in 1924
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