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Aug 21, 1907
Songwriter Hy Zaret is born in Manhattan, New York. He writes "Unchained Melody," a pop hit for Al Hibbler and The Righteous Brothers, among others. It also finds success in country music in the hands of Elvis Presley and LeAnn Rimes
Sep 26, 1907
Bass player and actor George "Shug" Fisher is born near Chickasha, Oklahoma. He joins the Sons Of The Pioneers during World War II, though he is not a member of the lineup that eventually enters the Country Music Hall of Fame
Sep 29, 1907
Gene Autry is born in Tioga, Texas. Noted for his signature song "Back In The Saddle Again," he becomes a recording artist, a movie star and, later, the owner of the California Angels baseball team. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1969
Nov 4, 1907
Songwriter Bennie Benjamin is born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. He writes Charlie Rich's "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore"; plus "I'll Never Be Free," a hit for Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie and for Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius
Nov 24, 1907
Songwriter Steve Nelson is born in New York. He pens Red Foley's "Hang Your Head In Shame," Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet Of Roses" and Gene Autry's "Frosty The Snowman," joining the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973
Dec 12, 1907
Allen Massey is born in Midland, Texas. He joins two siblings in Louise Massey & The Westerners, netting a handful of crossover hits during the 1930s and '40s
Jan 29, 1908
Piano player Al Stricklin is born in Antioch, Texas. A member of the Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, he appears on such Bob Wills standards as "Right Or Wrong," "Cherokee Maiden," "Take Me Back To Tulsa" and "San Antonio Rose"
Feb 8, 1908
Bob Dunn, the steel player for Milton Brown's Brownies, is born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. In January 1935, he becomes the first musician to play an electric instrument on a country recording session
Feb 9, 1908
Guitarist Howard Ragsdale is born in Lyles, Tennessee. He joins The Fruit Jar Drinkers, a string band that finds a home on the Grand Ole Opry from the radio show's early years until the 1970s
Feb 14, 1908
Harmonica player Lonnie Glosson is born in Judsonia, Arkansas. He works with Molly O'Day and Wayne Raney, with whom he co-writes the 1949 hit "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me"
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