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    • Aug 30, 1912
    Western swing trumpet player Danny Alguire is born in Chicasha, Oklahoma. He plays briefly with Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys in 1942, appearing on such recordings as "You're From Texas" and "Ride With Bob"
    Sep 2, 1912
    Western swing fiddler Rex Call is born. He plays on hits by the Sons Of The Pioneers, Spade Cooley and Tex Williams, including the 1947 million-seller "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"
    Sep 2, 1912
    Johnnie Lee Wills is born in Jewett, Texas. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he forms his own band, recording the first version of the classic "Milk Cow Blues"
    Sep 21, 1912
    Ted Daffan is born in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. The singer/songwriter rises to fame in the 1940s with such songs as "Born To Lose" and "Worried Mind," making him one of the original inductees in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970
    Sep 21, 1912
    Keyboard player Mancel Tierney is born in Macomb, Oklahoma. He plays piano as a member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys during the 1950 recording session for the western-swing classic "Faded Love"
    Oct 18, 1912
    Fiddler Max Fidler is born. He plays on Tex Williams' 1947 hit "Suspicion"
    Oct 25, 1912
    "Howdeee! I'm just so proud to be here!" Sarah Colley is born in Centerville, Tennessee. Performinig as Minnie Pearl, she spends 50 years on the Grand Ole Opry and becomes a regular on "Hee Haw," joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1975
    Oct 30, 1912
    Record producer and Capitol executive Lee Gillette is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He produces hits for Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jimmy Wakely, Leon Payne and Hank Thompson while overseeing the label's country productions from 1944-1950
    Oct 31, 1912
    Dale Evans is born in Uvalde, Texas. In December 1947, she marries western actor Roy Rogers, with whom she stars on radio and TV. She also writes the couple's theme song, "Happy Trails"
    Nov 13, 1912
    Drummer Monte Mountjoy is born in Roundup, Montana. As a member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, he becomes the first drummer to play in front of the curtain on the Grand Ole Opry. He also takes part in sessions for the western-swing titles "New Spanish Two-Step, "Roly-Poly" and "Stay A Little Longer"



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