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Mar 22, 1918
Songwriter Hoyle Nix is born in Azle, Texas. His chief claim to fame comes as the author of the western-swing classic "Big Ball's In Cowtown"
Jun 25, 1918
Songwriter Sid Tepper is born in Brooklyn, New York. Among his future songs are Marty Robbins' "Stairway Of Love," Jim Reeves' "Young Hearts" and Johnny Bond's "Love Song In 32 Bars"
Jul 20, 1918
Songwriter Cindy Walker is born in Mart, Texas. She lands a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame by writing such hits as Eddy Arnold's "You Don't Know Me," Webb Pierce's "I Don't Care" and Jim Reeves' "Distant Drums"
Aug 12, 1918
Israel Brodsky is born in Brooklyn, New York. Operating professionally as Roy Bennett, he writes several country hits, including Marty Robbins' "Stairway Of Love," Jim Reeves' "Young Hearts" and Johnny Bond's "Love Song In 32 Bars"
Aug 18, 1918
Gilbert "Cisco" Houston is born in Wilmington, Delaware. He becomes a singing partner and co-conspirator of Woody Guthrie, the two writing "Cocaine Blues," a 1948 country hit for Roy Hogsed
Aug 31, 1918
Songwriter Sam Nichols is born in Eula, Texas. He writes Ernest Tubb's 1948 single "That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eye" and Hank Snow's 1955 hit "Yellow Roses"
Sep 1, 1918
Maggie Cavender is born in Nashville. She becomes the longtime executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International
Oct 18, 1918
Singer/pianist/songwriter Bobby Troup is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known for his work with Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra, he writes "Route 66," which earns a country Grammy nomination for Asleep At The Wheel
Oct 19, 1918
Songwriter Jack Segal is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His best-known copyright is "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)," recorded by The Browns in 1959
Nov 1, 1918
Actor and songwriter Hal Southern is born in Columbus, Indiana. He co-writes the Tex Ritter classic "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" and appears in such movies as "The Shakiest Gun In The West," "Serpico" and "Blazing Saddles"
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