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    • Jun 27, 1924
    Julie Bedra is born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Nicknamed the Queen of the Yodelers, she becomes one of country music's first female stars, with the stage name Rosalie Allen, earning several hits in the post-War era
    Jun 27, 1924
    Lloyd George--alias Ken Martin--is born in Haleyville, Alabama. A sideman for Eddy Arnold, he's the first to play "Lonzo" in the Grand Ole Opry comedy act Lonzo & Oscar, best-known for the twisted in-bred bit, "I'm My Own Grandpa"
    Jun 28, 1924
    George Morgan is born in Waverly, Tennessee. The pop-influenced singer joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1948, just before the release of his biggest hit, "Candy Kisses." The father of Lorrie Morgan, he reaches the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998
    Jun 29, 1924
    T. Tommy Cutrer is born in Osyka, Mississippi. He serves as a Grand Ole Opry announcer during a 10-year stint that ends in 1964, and works as the announcer on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show"
    Jul 1, 1924
    Mandolin player Everett Lilly is born in Cedar Creek, West Virginia. He plays on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered"
    Jul 7, 1924
    Colleen Summer is born in Pasadena, California. Under the name Mary Ford, she marries guitarist Les Paul in 1949, and the duo gains a pop and country hit two years later with "Mockin' Bird Hill"
    Jul 8, 1924
    Keyboard player Johnnie Johnson is born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He inspires Chuck Berry to write "Johnny B. Goode," which becomes a country hit for Buck Owens. Johnson plays on Berry's "Maybellene," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Jul 22, 1924
    Margaret Whiting is born in Detroit, Michigan. A successful pop singer, she records a series of country duets with Jimmy Wakely that find favor from 1949-1951, particularly the cheatin' classic "Slipping Around"
    Aug 1, 1924
    Bass vocalist Roy Sneed is born in Albion, California. As a member of The Carlisles, he appears on the group's biggest hit, "No Help Wanted"
    Aug 3, 1924
    Gordon Stoker, of The Jordanaires, is born in Gleason, Tennessee. The quartet sings back-up on singles by Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Dean and Tammy Wynette, among others, gaining enrollment in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001



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