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    • Feb 4, 1902
    Aviator Charles Lindbergh is born in Detroit. Famous for making the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris, he will be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Feb 8, 1902
    Record producer Harold W. "Pappy" Daily is born in Yoakum, Texas. A co-founder of Starday Records, he produces all of George Jones' records from 1953-1971
    Feb 24, 1902
    Record producer Don Law is born in London. The Columbia executive produces Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John," Ray Price's "For The Good Times" and Marty Robbins' "El Paso," among others, ultimately landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Apr 26, 1902
    Actor and lyricist Edward Eliscu is born in New York City. In 1929, he comes up with the score to the Broadway production "Great Day!" It includes "Without A Song," a country hit for Willie Nelson in 1984
    May 4, 1902
    Al Dexter is born in Troup, Texas. Mixing honky-tonk country and western swing in his recordings, his million-selling "Pistol Packin' Mama" becomes a country classic, making him one of country's biggest stars of the 1940s
    May 18, 1902
    Pop songwriter Meredith Willson is born in Mason City, Iowa. Known for "The Music Man" and "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," he earns a country hit by writing Eddy Arnold's 1951 single "May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You"
    Jun 17, 1902
    Songwriter Sammy Fain is born in New York. Known for "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella On A Rainy (Rainy) Day" and "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing," his "Secret Love" becomes a not-so-secret country hit twice--for Slim Whitman in 1954 and for Freddy Fender in 1975
    Jun 28, 1902
    Broadway songwriter Richard Rodgers is born in New York City. Noted for his work on "South Pacific," "Oklahoma!" and "The King And I," he also writes "Blue Moon," which The Mavericks launch onto the 1995 soundtrack of "Apollo 13"
    Jul 20, 1902
    Pop songwriter Jimmy Kennedy is born in Omagh, Ireland. He writes Gene Autry's "South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)," plus Hank Snow's "Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts" and Narvel Felts' "My Prayer"
    Aug 10, 1902
    Victoria Louise Massey is born in Midland, Texas. She leads the western-tinged Louise Massey & The Westerners to a handful of crossover hits in the 1930s and '40s



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