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    • Feb 15, 1797
    Henry Steinway is born in Wolfshagen, Germany. He builds one of the most highly regarded piano brands in music
    Jan 19, 1807
    Robert E. Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The future leader of the Confederate troops in the Civil War, he's namechecked in The Bellamy Brothers' 1979 country hit "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie"
    Feb 12, 1809
    President Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Parallels between his life and that of John F. Kennedy form the basis for Buddy Starcher's 1966 country hit "History Repeats Itself"
    Oct 29, 1815
    Songwriter Daniel Emmett is born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He authors "Dixie," a Southern signature that becomes a part of the Elvis Presley single "American Trilogy" and the Hank Williams Jr. country hit "Dixie On My Mind"
    Jul 4, 1826
    Songwriter Stephen Foster is born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. He becomes one of America's greatest songwriters, celebrated in a Grammy-winning 2004 tribute album, "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster," by Alison Krauss, John Prine, David Ball and Suzy Bogguss, among others
    Nov 30, 1835
    Author Mark Twain is born in Florida, Missouri. Known for such books as "The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn," he's referenced in the 2015 Keith Urban hit "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
    Jul 19, 1837
    Songwriter Will Hays is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He authors "Molly Darling," a 1948 hit for Eddy Arnold
    Dec 5, 1839
    General George Custer is born in New Rumley, Ohio. Best known for his stand at Little Big Horn, he's mentioned in the lyrics of Elton Britt's "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" and Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song"
    May 7, 1840
    Classical composer Petr Tchaikovsky is born in Votkinsk, Russia. Best remembered for "The Nutcracker Suite," he's also recalled in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Mar 11, 1845
    Fiddler Henry Gilliland is born in Jasper County, Missouri. He joins Eck Robertson for the first country recording session in 1922



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