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- December 29, 2024 CST
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Nov 22, 1912
Guitarist Doye O'Dell is born in Gustine, Texas. He supports Johnny Bond on the 1947 hit "Oklahoma Waltz"
Nov 28, 1912
Musical comic Robert Lunn is born in Franklin, Tennessee. He uses a talking-blues routine to become one of the early stars of the Grand Ole Opry before retiring in 1958
Dec 8, 1912
Music executive Irving Waugh is born in Virginia. He becomes a leader at WSM Radio and is responsible for the development of Opryland
Dec 8, 1912
Music publisher Jack Stapp is born in Nashville, Tennessee. He co-founds Tree Publishing, which holds copyrights for "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Fall To Pieces" and "King Of The Road," among others. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989
Dec 25, 1912
Guitarist Oscar Moore is born in Austin, Texas. He becomes a member of The King Cole Trio, a jazz act that lands two songs in country music's Top 10 during 1944: "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'"
Jan 6, 1913
Actress Loretta Young is born in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Oscar-winning talent is the namesake for country singer Loretta Lynn
Jan 9, 1913
Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California. As president, he has Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard play the White House and presents Elvis Presley a federal agent badge. He also plays piano at the opening of the Grand Ole Opry House
Feb 4, 1913
Rosa Parks is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. A symbol of the civil rights movement, she's referenced in a pair of 2009 country hits: Brad Paisley's "Welcome To The Future" and Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice"
Feb 6, 1913
Blues musician Robert Geddins is born in Highbank, Texas. He co-writes K.C. Douglas' 1940s song "Mercury Boogie." It's remade under the name "Mercury Blues" by rock act The Steve Miller Band and by country artist Alan Jackson
Feb 19, 1913
Bass player and comedian Howard Watts is born in Monticello, Florida. Using the stage name Cedric Rainwater, he plays with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys and Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys
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