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Nov 24, 1918
Novelty instrumentalist Thomas Fouts is born in Carroll County, Indiana. A 10-year performer on WLS' "National Barn Dance," he earns three country hits in 1949 as the bandleader of Captain Stubby & His Buccaneers
Dec 16, 1918
Songwriter Pierre Delanoe is born in Paris, France. He writes the original French lyrics to "Je t'appartiens," a song that gets translated as "Let It Be Me." It becomes a pop hit for The Everly Brothers and a country hit twice: for Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry in 1969 and for Willie Nelson in 1982
Dec 16, 1918
Stand-up bass player Joe Zinkan is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. A member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys for more than 10 years, he plays on hits by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins and Tammy Wynette, among others
Dec 16, 1918
Movie producer Douglas Laurence is born in Totowa, New Jersey. He oversees three Elvis Presley films: "Stay Away, Joe," "Speedway" and "Live A Little, Love A Little"
Dec 21, 1918
Drummer Panama Francis is born in Miami. Working in pop, jazz and R&B, he takes part in recordings by The Platters, Neil Sedaka and Dinah Washington, and backs Bobby Darin's pop/country crossover hit "Splish Splash"
Dec 24, 1918
Caroline DeZurik is born in Royalton, Minnesota. Along with sibling Mary Jane DeZurik, she forms The Cackle Sisters, a yodeling act that spends the 1940s and '50s working "The National Barn Dance" and the Grand Ole Opry
Jan 14, 1919
Actor/songwriter Joe Seneca is born in Cleveland, Ohio. Cast in such films as "Kramer Vs. Kramer" and "Silverado," he writes the pop hits "Talk To Me" and "Break It To Me Gently," which become country hits for Mickey Gilley and Juice Newton
Jan 19, 1919
Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, is born in Edmonton, Kentucky. The comic duo joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1947, a year before gaining a novelty hit with "I'm My Own Grandpa." Sullivan also plays on more than 15 of Eddy Arnold's hits
Jan 21, 1919
Bass player and guitarist Louis Innis is born in Seymour, Indiana. After a stint in Red Foley's band, he works on recordings by Eddy Arnold, Kitty Wells and Hank Williams, including "Move It On Over," "Lovesick Blues" and "I Saw The Light"
Feb 7, 1919
Western-swing guitarist Cameron Hill is born in Rusk, Texas. As a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he plays on "Roly-Poly," "Stay A Little Longer" and "Texas Playboy Rag," among others
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