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    • Aug 3, 1917
    Songwriter Claude DeMetrius is born in Bath, Maine. He writes Elvis Presley's "Hard Headed Woman" and "I Was The One," as well as Marvin Rainwater's "Nothin' Needs Nothin' (Like I Need You)"
    Aug 6, 1917
    Actor Robert Mitchum is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The star of such films as "River Of No Return," "Cape Fear" and "Thunder Road," he earns a country hit in 1967 with "Little Old Wine Drinker Me"
    Aug 11, 1917
    Henry Cannon is born in Franklin, Tennessee. He marries Sarah Colley--a.k.a. Minnie Pearl--and becomes a pilot for Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold and Elvis Presley
    Aug 22, 1917
    Blues musician John Lee Hooker is born in Coahoma County, Mississippi. His song "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" will be mentioned in the lyrics of Eric Church's 2016 country hit "Record Year"
    Aug 23, 1917
    Sollie "Tex" Williams is born in Ramsey, Illinois. He blends recitations with western swing, gaining Capitol Records' first country million-seller in 1947 with "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"
    Aug 27, 1917
    Pete Cassell is born in Cobb County, Georgia. Accidentally blinded at age three, he becomes a star performer on Atlanta's WSB Radio in the 1940s, a smooth-voiced predecessor to Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold and George Morgan
    Sep 13, 1917
    Guitarist Wilson "Lefty" Perkins is born in Clarksville, Texas. After a stint with The Light Crust Doughboys, he performs as a member of Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, replacing Bob Dunn after the death of bandleader Milton Brown
    Sep 18, 1917
    Ervin T. Rouse is born in Craven County, North Carolina. As a member of The Rouse Brothers, he writes the classic "Orange Blossom Special" and records the original version of the fiddle tune
    Sep 19, 1917
    Xavier B. Cosse is born in New Orleans. A booking agent and promoter, he also marries country-gospel star Martha Carson
    Oct 6, 1917
    Manager Bob Neal is born to missionaries in the Belgian Congo. He is primarily a radio personality and booking agent before briefly becoming Elvis Presley's manager, prior to the singer's association with Colonel Tom Parker



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