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    • Dec 6, 1903
    Fiddler Hugh Farr is born in Llano, Texas. He joins the Sons Of The Pioneers, a western harmony act that enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 on the strength of the classics "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water"
    Jan 27, 1904
    Steel guitarist Frankie Marvin is born in Butler, Oklahoma. He plays in numerous Gene Autry movies and also provides instrumental support on hits by Autry, Tex Ritter and Al Dexter
    Apr 27, 1904
    Syd Nathan is born in Cincinnati. He founds King Records, which nets country hits with Moon Mullican, The Delmore Brothers and Hawkshaw Hawkins, among others. He also writes "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and "Goodnight Irene"
    May 6, 1904
    Cliff Carlisle is born in Mount Eden, Kentucky. Joined by brother Bill to form The Carlisles, their mix of music and humor leads to six Top 10 hits, including "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" and "No Help Wanted"
    May 21, 1904
    Songwriter and pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller is born in New York City. He writes numerous Broadway show tunes, including "Ain't Misbehavin'," penned while in jail for non-payment of alimony. It becomes a country hit for Hank Williams Jr.
    Jun 17, 1904
    Guitarist Rudy Sooter is born in Oklahoma. He appears on Jimmie Davis' late-'30s hit "It Makes No Difference Now"
    Jun 21, 1904
    Songwriter Mack Gordon is born in Warsaw, Poland. He pens "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Down Argentine Way" and "At Last," which reaches country's Top 15 in 2016 after it's performed by Sundance Head on NBC's "The Voice"
    Jul 16, 1904
    Songwriter Mabel Wayne is born in Brooklyn, New York. She co-writes Gene Austin's 1928 pop hit, "Ramona," which Billy Walker remakes as a country hit 40 years later
    Jul 24, 1904
    Guy Drake is born in Weir, Kentucky. He earns his only hit record at the age of 65 with his novelty "Welfare Cadilac"
    Aug 7, 1904
    Record executive Dave Kapp is born in Chicago, Illinois. He works with Decca in the country field and forms his own Kapp label, affecting such artists as Milton Brown, Ernest Tubb, Mel Tillis and Bob Wills



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