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Jan 15, 1915
Folk musicologist Alan Lomax is born in Austin, Texas. Noted for his preservation and promotion of blue-collar material and performers, he contributes to the careers of Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie
Feb 4, 1915
Pop songwriter Ray Evans is born in Salamanca, New York. Known for "Silver Bells" and "Que Sera, Sera," he hits the country charts when Moon Mullican records "Mona Lisa" and Gene Autry covers "Buttons And Bows"
Feb 14, 1915
Pop songwriter Irving Gordon is born in New York City. Best known for writing the Nat "King" Cole classic "Unforgettable," Gordon authors Eddy Arnold's 1955 country hit "The Kentuckian Song"
Feb 22, 1915
Fiddler Jesse Ashlock is born in Walker County, Texas. He becomes an original member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, staying with the band from 1935-1946. During that time, he plays on "Maiden's Prayer," "Cherokee Maiden" and "San Antonio Rose"
Feb 24, 1915
Bass player Johnny Miller is born in Pasadena, California. As a member of The King Cole Trio, he plays on two songs that appear on an early verson of Billboard's country chart during 1944: "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'"
Feb 26, 1915
Arkie Shibley is born in Van Buren, Arkansas. With his band, The Mountain Dew Boys, he drives to hit status with his 1950 recording of "Hot Rod Race"
Mar 9, 1915
Trumpet player Jamie MacIntosh is born. During a brief membership with Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, he plays on the 1941 classic "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
Mar 28, 1915
Pop songwriter Jay Livingston is born in McDonald, Pennsylvania. Three of his songs become country hits, including "Buttons And Bows," for Gene Autry; "The Hanging Tree," for Marty Robbins; and "Mona Lisa," for both Moon Mullican and Willie Nelson
Mar 30, 1915
Singer/songwriter Paul Roberts is born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A soldier during World War II, he authors "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere," a war-time hit for both Elton Britt and Jimmy Wakely
Apr 15, 1915
Buddy DeVal is born in Port Arthur, Ontario. He joins fellow Canadian Myrna Lorrie on the 1955 hit "Are You Mine"
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