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    • Feb 17, 1907
    Guitarist Dick Reinhart is born in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. He moves to California with Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely, appearing in numerous westerns and playing on hits by Bond, Al Dexter and Gene Autry
    Mar 2, 1907
    Luther Ossenbrink is born near Knob Noster, Missouri. Under the stage name Arkie The Woodchopper, he becomes a yodeling star of "The WLS Barn Dance" in 1929, remaining with the show until it closes in 1960
    Apr 21, 1907
    Banjo player Wade Mainer is born in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He performs in brother J.E. Mainer's band, The Mountaineers, eventually forming his own bluegrass-related band and playing at the White House for President Roosevelt
    May 1, 1907
    Big-voiced pop singer Kate Smith is born in Greenville, Virginia. Best known for her performance of "God Bless America," she earns a country hit in 1948 with her recording of "Foggy River"
    May 5, 1907
    Accordion player Arthur Wenzel is born in Wisconsin. As a member of Red Ingle & The Natural Seven, he performs on the 1947 novelty "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)"
    May 26, 1907
    Marion Morrison is born in Winterset, Iowa. Renamed John Wayne for the silver screen, he becomes one of the best-known actors of the 20th century. The Duke is namechecked in Big & Rich's 2004 hit "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)"
    Jun 20, 1907
    Jimmy Driftwood is born, with the given name James Morris, near Mountain View, Arkansas. Briefly a member of the Grand Ole Opry, he writes Johnny Horton's "The Battle Of New Orleans" and Eddy Arnold's "Tennessee Stud"
    Jul 9, 1907
    Eddie Dean is born in Posey, Texas. The singing cowboy is a pioneering western film star. He also writes Jimmy Wakely's "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" and Tex Ritter's "I Dreamed Of A Hill-billy Heaven"
    Jul 22, 1907
    Guitarist Perry Botkin is born in Springfield, Ohio. He plays on recording sessions by pop and jazz acts, including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Lena Horne, but also contributes to country hits by Jimmie Davis, Bing Crosby and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Aug 8, 1907
    Alto sax player Benny Carter is born in Harlem. A significant jazz figure, he makes one appearance in an early version of Billboard's country charts, reaching upper levels in 1944 with "Hurry, Hurry!"



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