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    • May 13, 1916
    Jack Anglin is born in Columbia, Tennessee. Teamed with Johnny Wright in the duo Johnnie & Jack, he becomes a Grand Ole Opry member in 1952, while the act nets such hits as "Poison Love" and "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely" 
    May 29, 1916
    Carl Story is born in Lenoir, North Carolina. The Father of Bluegrass Gospel, he writes "I Overlooked An Orchid," a hit for Carl Smith and, later, Mickey Gilley
    Jun 8, 1916
    Vocalist and guitarist Adolph Hofner is born in Moulton, Texas. Influenced by Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, he becomes a pioneering figure in the growth of western swing, co-founding The Oklahoma Playboys with Jimmie Revard in 1935
    Jun 17, 1916
    Songwriter Terry Gilkyson is born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He writes Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1950 hit "The Cry Of The Wild Goose"
    Jun 20, 1916
    David Myrick--a.k.a. T. Texas Tyler--is born in Mena, Arkansas. Best known for his recitation "Deck Of Cards," he earns seven hits from 1946-1954, including "Filipino Baby" and "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It," before a marijuana arrest derails his career
    Jun 29, 1916
    Guitarist Porky Freeman is born in Vera Cruz, Missouri. He appears on the Jack Guthrie hit "Oklahoma Hills"
    Jul 2, 1916
    Actor Curtis Wayne Gates is born in Lamar, Colorado. Under the name Ken Curtis, he joins The Sons Of The Pioneers from 1949-1953, then goes on to portray Festus in TV's "Gunsmoke" and Monk in "Have Gun, Will Travel"
    Jul 24, 1916
    Pop singer Bob Eberly is born in Mechanicsville, New York. A vocalist with Jimmy Dorsey's big band, he manages to land one country hit by remaking "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" in 1948
    Aug 11, 1916
    Record producer Jim Beck is born in Marshall, Texas. Beck produces the first hits on Lefty Frizzell in his Dallas studio, which also yields hits for Ray Price
    Sep 1, 1916
    Guitarist Al Nevins is born in Washington, D.C. He joins the instrumental trio The Three Suns who record a 1950 country hit by teaming with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt on "Beyond The Sunset"



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