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    • Dec 21, 1926
    Freddie Hart is born in Lochapoka, Alabama. A songwriter who pens hits for Porter Wagoner, Carl Smith and George Jones, he earns his largest acclaim as an artist with "Easy Loving," the Country Music Association's Song of the Year in 1971 and '72
    Dec 23, 1926
    Pop singer Harold Dorman is born in Drew, Mississippi. He has a hit in 1960 with the self-penned "Mountain Of Love," remade in 1964 by Johnny Rivers. It's a hit in 1982 for Charley Pride, who also sings Dorman's "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town"
    Jan 28, 1927
    Songwriter/sax player/club owner Ronnie Scott is born in London. He authors Bonnie Tyler's "It's A Heartache" and Shelly West's "Flight 309 To Tennessee"
    Apr 26, 1927
    Songwriter Cecil Null is born in War, West Virginia. He writes The Davis Sisters' 1953 hit "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
    May 13, 1927
    Singer/songwriter Fred Hellerman is born in New York City. He joins The Weavers, a folk act that's blacklisted in the Communist scare of the 1950s. Hellerman co-writes several country hits: Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Don Williams' "I'm Just A Country Boy"
    Jun 2, 1927
    Carl Butler is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Added to the Grand Ole Opry in 1958, he notches his lone #1 single when wife Pearl Butler joins him for "Don't Let Me Cross Over" in 1962. He also pens Ricky Skaggs' "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
    Jun 12, 1927
    Songwriter Penny Jay is born in Knoxville. She authors Carl & Pearl Butler's biggest hit, "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
    Jul 4, 1927
    Music executive Jimmy Key is born in Cullman County, Alabama. Known for signing Tom T. Hall to his first recording deal, Key is a music publisher, producer and the author of two Dave Dudley hits, "Last Day In The Mines" and "Please Let Me Prove (My Love For You)"
    Jul 7, 1927
    Carl "Doc" Severinsen is born in Arlington, Oregon. Best known as the bandleader for "The Tonight Show" during the Johnny Carson era, he co-writes the Mac Davis hit "Stop And Smell The Roses"
    Jul 30, 1927
    Pop songwriter Tony Hiller is born in London, England. He writes and produces The Brotherhood Of Man's pop hit "Save Your Kisses For Me," which is remade for the country charts by Margo Smith in 1976



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