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    • Dec 4, 1910
    Songwriter Alex North is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He finds his greatest success as the co-writer of "Unchained Melody," a pop hit that also finds favor in country music: for Elvis Presley in 1978 and for LeAnn Rimes in 1997
    Dec 17, 1910
    Singer/songwriter Spade Cooley is born in Grand, Oklahoma. A fiddler and bandleader, he brings the phrase "western swing" into widespread use, building such 1940s hits as "Shame On You" and "Detour"
    Jan 9, 1911
    Entertainment journalist Red O'Donnell is born in Nashville. He becomes one of the first reporters to write regularly about country music for The Nashville Banner
    Jan 11, 1911
    Tommy Duncan is born in Hillsboro, Texas. As a vocalist for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys from 1935-1947, he sings on their signature song, "San Antonio Rose," and writes "Stay A Little Longer" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
    Jan 19, 1911
    Record producer Ken Nelson is born in Caledonia, Minnesota. Instrumental in building Capitol Records' country division, he oversees sessions for such acts as Sonny James, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Ferlin Husky on his way to membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Feb 6, 1911
    Ronald Reagan is born in Dixon, Illinois. As president, Reagan persuades such artists as Janie Fricke, Mickey Gilley and The Judds to give official performances. As governor of California, he pardons Merle Haggard for robbery
    Feb 12, 1911
    Record executive Steve Sholes is born in Washington, D.C. Best known for bringing Elvis Presley to RCA in 1955, he also works with the likes of Hank Snow, Eddy Arnold and Chet Atkins, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967
    Feb 25, 1911
    Western swing guitarist Clifton "Sleepy" Johnson is born in Llano County, Texas. He performs with The Light Crust Doughboys and Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, appearing on "Maiden's Prayer," "Right Or Wrong" and "San Antonio Rose"
    Feb 28, 1911
    Jim Denny is born in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee. House manager for the Grand Ole Opry, an influential music publisher and booking agent, he joins the Country Music Hall of Fame posthumously in 1966
    Mar 5, 1911
    Jesse Rogers is born in Waynesboro, Mississippi. The leader of a band called the '49ers, his lone hit comes with a 1949 cover of Hank Williams' "Wedding Bells"



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