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    • Oct 7, 1870
    Uncle Dave Macon is born in Smart Station, Tennessee. The singer, comedian and banjo player becomes an early star in country music through his membership in the Grand Ole Opry. He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966
    Aug 19, 1871
    Inventor Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio. The Wright Brothers, famous for establishing aviation, are cited in Trick Pony's 2001 hit "Just What I Do"
    May 1, 1873
    William Morris is born in Schwartzenau, Germany. He founds the William Morris Agency, one of the world's most successful booking firms, which will represent such country acts as Brooks & Dunn, Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley
    Aug 18, 1873
    Pop songwriter Otto Harbach is born in Salt Lake City, Utah. The author of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," he also earns country hits when Slim Whitman covers "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"
    Nov 16, 1873
    W.C. Handy is born in Florence, Alabama. Recognized as the Father of the Blues, he's referenced in the 2003 Lonestar hit "Walking In Memphis." Handy enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983
    Apr 25, 1874
    Guglielmo Marconi is born in Bologna, Italy. At age 22, he receives a patent for the radio, a medium honored by such hits as "Nothing On But The Radio," "I Watched It All (On My Radio)," "Radio Heart" and "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio"
    Jul 22, 1874
    Obed Pickard is born in Ashland City, Tennessee. Following his 1926 debut on the Grand Ole Opry, he becomes the first singing star on the WSM radio show, which is dominated by instrumental string bands in its early years
    Nov 30, 1874
    English statesman Winston Churchill is born at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, England. One of his famous quotes--"If you're going through hell, keep going"--will be repurposed for a country song, Rodney Atkins' "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)"
    May 25, 1875
    Dr. Humphrey Bate is born in Sumner County, Tennessee. His band, The Possum Hunters, is the first to play country music on WSM, which becomes the home of the Grand Ole Opry. The Possum Hunters are part of the Opry for its first decade
    Dec 17, 1876
    Fiddler Henry Bandy is born in Macon County, Tennessee. He becomes one of the early soloists on the Grand Ole Opry after its inception in 1925 but stays with the program less than three years



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