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Jan 1, 1909
Multi-instrumentalist Frank Kettering is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He co-founds the comedic "WLS Barn Dance" quartet The Hoosier Hot Shots, who score a trio of hits in the mid-1940s and appear in a string of westerns. He leaves the band in 1944
Feb 27, 1909
Texas Jim Robertson is born in Batesville, Texas. He accrues a trio of country hits in the late-1940s by re-recording Ernest Tubb singles. He also appears on such radio shows as "Death Valley Days" and "Dick Tracy"
Mar 6, 1909
Guitarist Floyd "Salty" Holmes is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He's an original member of The Prairie Ramblers, who form in 1932 and back Patsy Montana on the 1935 hit "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart." He leaves the act in 1942
Mar 24, 1909
Clyde Darrow is born in Ellis County, Texas. His murderous crime spree with Bonnie Parker creates notoriety and inspires Merle Haggard's 1968 hit "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde"
Mar 25, 1909
Pop songwriter Jerry Livingston is born in Denver, Colorado. Known for such songs as "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" and "The Twelfth Of Never," he also writes Jim Reeves' "Adios Amigo" and The Hoosier Hot Shots' "She Broke My Heart In Three Places"
Mar 29, 1909
Moon Mullican is born in Corrigan, Texas. Nicknamed the King of the Hillbilly Piano Players, he reels off a string of seven Top 10 hits from 1947-1951, including "Cherokee Boogie," "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and "Mona Lisa"
Apr 6, 1909
Denver Darling is born in Whopock, Illinois. Appearing on New York radio as a cowboy personality, he writes "Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes Of Blue," which becomes a 1947 hit for Cliffie Stone
Apr 27, 1909
Jimmie Skinner is born in Blue Lick, Kentucky. A radio performer and record store owner, he nets three Top 10 hits in the late-1950s, including "I Found My Girl In The USA," a response to Bobby Helms' "Fraulein" and Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl"
Apr 29, 1909
Karl Farr, of the original Sons Of The Pioneers, is born in Rochelle, Texas. The group is acclaimed for its western harmonies on the classics "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
May 10, 1909
Mother Maybelle Carter is born in Nickelsville, Virginia. With her cousin, Sara, and Sara's husband, A.P. Carter, they form the Carter Family, one of the pioneering acts in country music. They enter the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
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