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    • May 8, 1922
    Homer Bailes is born in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He plays fiddle with Hank Williams on "The Louisiana Hayride," and is one of four siblings who perform in a rotating duo lineup of The Bailes Brothers from 1942 into the 1950s
    May 31, 1922
    "Vic" Willis is born in Schulter, Oklahoma. A member of the Grand Ole Opry through his work with The Willis Brothers and, later, the Vic Willis Trio, he spends his final 13 years as the secretary for the musicians' union in Nashville
    Jun 4, 1922
    Comedian Gordie Tapp is born in London, Ontario. He is the first man hired in 1969 for the cast of "Hee Haw," where he appears frequently through 1988
    Jun 10, 1922
    Actress and singer Judy Garland is born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She appears in "The Wizard Of Oz" singing "Over The Rainbow," destined to become a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis
    Jul 3, 1922
    Fiddler Harold Hensley is born in Whitetop, Virginia. He performs in the 1950s and '60s on hits by HankThompson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Skeets McDonald and Loretta Lynn, among others
    Jul 21, 1922
    Pop singer Kay Starr is born in Dougherty, Oklahoma. She builds a prolific recording career in the 1940s and '50s that includes a pair of country duets with Tennessee Ernie Ford, "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" and "I'll Never Be Free"
    Jul 23, 1922
    Bass player English Pierce "Jake" Tullock is born near Etowah, Tennessee. He becomes a member of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys, playing on "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"
    Jul 24, 1922
    Songwriter Lawton Williams is born in Troy, Tennessee. He writes Gene Watson's "Farewell Party," Bobby Helms' "Fraulein," Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl" and George Jones' "Color Of The Blues," among others
    Jul 26, 1922
    Record executive Jim Foglesong is born in Lundale, West Virginia. Beginning in 1973, he successfully runs Dot Records, ABC, MCA and Capitol, influencing the careers of Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, George Strait and Barbara Mandrell, among others
    Jul 27, 1922
    Rhythm guitarist Howard "Johnny" Johnson is born in Gadsden, Alabama. He plays on a number of Ernest Tubb's 1950s hits, including "Half A Mind," "I Cried A Tear" and "Through That Door"



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