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Sep 1, 1918
Maggie Cavender is born in Nashville. She becomes the longtime executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International
Sep 3, 1918
Donna King is born in Sanford, Colorado. She becomes a member of the family act The King Sisters, who land more than a dozen songs on the pop charts during the 1940s. They also earn a country hit with a 1946 version of "Divorce Me C.O.D."
Sep 3, 1918
Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle is born in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys in September 1943, remaining with the group for all but four years of his career. He also becomes one-half of the comedic duo Riddle & Phelps, joining the cast of "Hee Haw"
Sep 14, 1918
Sun recording artist Malcolm Yelvington is born in Covington, Tennessee. He appears among the backing vocalists on Johnny Cash's 1957 hit "Home Of The Blues"
Sep 18, 1918
Hank Penny is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He becomes a western swing bandleader of note during the 1930s and '40s and eventually opens the influential Palomino Club in North Hollywood, California
Oct 16, 1918
Dale "Stoney" Cooper is born in Harman, West Virginia. Along with wife Wilma Cooper, he's part of a successful marital team that joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1957
Oct 18, 1918
Singer/pianist/songwriter Bobby Troup is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known for his work with Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra, he writes "Route 66," which earns a country Grammy nomination for Asleep At The Wheel
Oct 19, 1918
Songwriter Jack Segal is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His best-known copyright is "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)," recorded by The Browns in 1959
Nov 1, 1918
Actor and songwriter Hal Southern is born in Columbus, Indiana. He co-writes the Tex Ritter classic "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" and appears in such movies as "The Shakiest Gun In The West," "Serpico" and "Blazing Saddles"
Nov 7, 1918
Evangelist Billy Graham is born in Charlotte, North Carolina. A family friend of Johnny Cash, he's referenced in the lyrics of Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice" and Brad Paisley's 2012 single "Southern Comfort Zone"
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