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    • Mar 14, 1908
    Harmonica player Lonnie Glosson is born in Judsonia, Arkansas. He works with Molly O'Day and Wayne Raney, with whom he co-writes the 1949 hit "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me"
    Jul 1, 1908
    Alvino Rey, the King of the Swing Guitar, is born in Oakland, California. One of pop music's first electric guitarists, he plays in the house band for Gene Autry's radio show during the '50s and backs Elvis Presley on "Can't Help Falling In Love"
    Jul 10, 1908
    Paul Howard is born in Midland, Arkansas. A member of the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s, he lays claim to be the first musician to plug in a guitar on the venerable show. He also writes the Wesley Tuttle hit "With Tears In My Eyes"
    Sep 14, 1908
    Western swing guitarist Harley Huggins is born in Arkansas. He plays on Johnnie Lee Wills' classic "Milk Cow Blues," plus Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' 1945 hit "White Cross On Okinawa"
    Sep 14, 1908
    Fiddler Billy Hughes is born in Salisaw, Oklahoma. He plays on Jack Guthrie's 1945 recording of "Oklahoma Hills"
    Mar 6, 1909
    Guitarist Floyd "Salty" Holmes is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He's an original member of The Prairie Ramblers, who form in 1932 and back Patsy Montana on the 1935 hit "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart." He leaves the act in 1942
    May 11, 1909
    Banjo player Ocie Stockard is born in Crafton, Texas. He joins Bob Wills' Texas Playboys in 1945, performing over the ensuing seven years on such hits as "Keeper Of My Heart," "Bubbles In My Beer" and "Texarkana Baby"
    May 26, 1909
    Blues guitarist Papa Charlie McCoy is born in Jackson, Mississippi. He supports Tommy Johnson on the 1928 recording "Cool Drink Of Water Blues." It will be ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 1, 1909
    Guitarist Leon Chappelear is born in Tyler, Texas. He plays guitar on Jimmie Davis' 1940 classic "You Are My Sunshine"
    Aug 15, 1909
    Pop arranger Hugo Winterhalter is born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Noted for his work with Count Basie and Kate Smith, he joins Eddy Arnold in 1955 on a session that produces four hits, most notably a re-working of the classic "The Cattle Call"



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