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    • Nov 14, 1917
    Steel guitarist Noel Boggs is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He becomes a major figure in western swing, recording with Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Merle Travis and The Sons Of The Pioneers, among others
    Nov 29, 1917
    Merle Travis is born in Rosewood, Kentucky. He becomes an influential guitarist, records several late-1940s hits, and writes "Sixteen Tons" and "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)," earning membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 16, 1917
    Guitarist Jack Rivers is born. He contributes to Hank Thompson's first hit, "Humpty Dumpty Heart," and appears on a number of Johnny Bond successes
    May 17, 1918
    Fiddler Paul Warren is born in Lyles, Tennessee. He plays on numerous Kitty Wells hits, including "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," "Release Me" and "Paying For That Back Street Affair"
    Sep 3, 1918
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle is born in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys in September 1943, remaining with the group for all but four years of his career. He also becomes one-half of the comedic duo Riddle & Phelps, joining the cast of "Hee Haw"
    Sep 14, 1918
    Sun recording artist Malcolm Yelvington is born in Covington, Tennessee. He appears among the backing vocalists on Johnny Cash's 1957 hit "Home Of The Blues"
    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 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"
    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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