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Jun 24, 1919
Songwriter Johnny Hathcock is born in Henderson, Texas. He writes Jim Reeves' "Welcome To My World" and Hank Thompson's "Wake Up, Irene"
Jun 29, 1919
Actor Louis Lindley Jr. is born in Kingsburg, California. As Slim Pickens, he appears in numerous 1950s westerns as a sidekick of Rex Allen. He also works alongside Kris Kristofferson and has a part in Willie Nelson's film "Honeysuckle Rose"
Jul 2, 1919
Fred Maddox, of The Maddox Brothers & Rose, is born in Boaz, Alabama. Dubbed the most colorful hillbilly band in America, the group plies a raucous brand of country from 1937-1956, making them one of the genre's most popular touring acts
Jul 7, 1919
Bass player Evelyn "Daisy" Lange is born in St. Henry, Ohio. She becomes a member of The Coon Creek Girls, the first all-female stringband, which forms in 1937 for "The Renfro Valley Barn Dance" in Cincinnati
Jul 18, 1919
Walter David "D" Kilpatrick is born in Charlotte, North Carolina. A record executive for numerous labels, he produces The Carlisles' "No Help Wanted" and manages the Grand Ole Opry from 1956-1959
Aug 4, 1919
James Blackwood is born in Ackerman, Mississippi. He's one of the original members of gospel's Blackwood Brothers, whose "His Hand In Mine" is cited among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Aug 30, 1919
Muriel Deason is born in Nashville. Known publicly as Kitty Wells, her 1952 single "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" is the hallmark of a Hall of Fame career that brings her 13 years of hits and the nickname the Queen of Country Music
Oct 16, 1919
Henry Roland Hobbs is born in Kern County, California. Using the name Bud Hobbs, he scores a trio of hits in 1948 and '49
Nov 16, 1919
Earl Bolick is born in Hickory, North Carolina. Along with older brother Bill, he creates The Blue Sky Boys, whose country ballads and gospel tunes use strong genetic harmonies during the height of their career, from 1935 until semi-retirement in 1951
Dec 1, 1919
Slim Willet is born in Victor, Texas. He writes "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," which becomes his only hit in 1952, alongside concurrent hit versions by Skeets McDonald, Ray Price and Red Foley
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