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Aug 10, 1909
Instrument innovator Leo Fender is born in Buena Park, California. His brand of guitar and keyboard are played by numerous country artists, and one Baldemar Huerta adopts his last name for his own stage name: Freddy Fender
Aug 15, 1909
Pop arranger Hugo Winterhalter is born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Noted for his work with Count Basie and Kate Smith, he joins Eddy Arnold in 1955 on a session that produces four hits, most notably a re-working of the classic "The Cattle Call"
Aug 15, 1909
Songwriter Johnny Lange is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He creates numerous western songs, landing cuts with Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers and Tennessee Ernie Ford, who records his song "Mule Train"
Aug 26, 1909
Songwriter Grady Cole is born near LaFayette, Georgia. He authors Molly O'Day's best-known recording, "Tramp On The Street"
Sep 24, 1909
Pop songwriter Carl Sigman is born in Brooklyn, New York. He writes such classics as "Pennsylvania 6-5000" and "The Theme From 'Love Story,'" plus "It's All In The Game," a country hit for Tom T. Hall
Oct 15, 1909
Texas Jim Lewis is born in Meigs, Georgia. Making several appearances in western movies, he earns a hit in 1944 with "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry." His supporting band goes on to back Spade Cooley
Nov 7, 1909
Bass player Ernie Newton is born in Hartford, Connecticut. He plays on Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy," Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On," Webb Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now" and Hank Williams' "You Win Again," among others
Nov 8, 1909
Scotty Wiseman is born in Ingalls, North Carolina. In 1934, he marries Lulu Belle Stamey, with whom he forms one of country music's leading husband-and-wife duos. He also writes "Mountain Dew" and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"
Nov 10, 1909
Pop songwriter Johnny Marks is born in Mount Vernon, New York. Specializing in holiday songs, he writes Gene Autry's "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer," Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Nov 18, 1909
Songwriter Johnny Mercer is born in Savannah, Georgia. In addition to writing such classics as "Moon River" and "Jeepers Creepers," he co-founds Capitol Records, crucial in the careers of Merle Haggard, Keith Urban and Garth Brooks, among others
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