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Aug 11, 1928
Songwriter Stan Kesler is born in Abbeville, Mississippi. He writes Elvis Presley's "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
Aug 22, 1928
Songwriter and artist manager Jerry Capehart is born in Goodman, Missouri. He's credited as a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," a late-'50s rock & roll hit destined to be refashioned as a country single in 1994 by Alan Jackson
Sep 15, 1928
Songwriter Tommy Faile is born in Lancaster, South Carolina. He pens Red Sovine's trucker recitation "Phantom 309"
Sep 16, 1928
Steel guitarist Ralph Mooney is born in Duncan, Oklahoma. He co-writes the Ray Price classic "Crazy Arms" and plays on hits by Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Wynn Stewart and Buck Owens, among others
Sep 19, 1928
Bluegrass promoter Carlton Haney is born in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The first person to organize a weekend bluegrass festival, he also co-writes the Conway Twitty hit "To See My Angel Cry"
Nov 15, 1928
William Fries is born in Audobon, Iowa. Under the name C.W. McCall, he gains a million-selling novelty hit in 1975 with "Convoy," using the lingo of the trendy CB radio to relate a cross-country trucker caravan
Dec 14, 1928
Walter Haynes is born in Kingsport, Tennessee. He plays steel guitar on records by Little Jimmy Dickens and Patsy Cline, writes Del Reeves' "Girl On The Billboard," and produces hits by Jeanne Pruett, Mel Tillis and Cal Smith, among others
Dec 15, 1928
Ernie Ashworth is born in Huntsville, Alabama. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964 on the heels of his hit "Talk Back Trembling Lips," which inspires his trademark suits, embroidered with large, sequined lips
Jan 6, 1929
Songwriter Autry Inman is born in Florence, Alabama. His credits include The Louvin Brothers' "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" and Carl Smith's "Mr. Moon"
Feb 8, 1929
Blues singer and keyboard player Floyd Dixon is born in Marshall, Texas. He writes "Hey Bartender," which becomes a country hit for Johnny Lee in 1983
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