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    • 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 1, 1928
    "Blue Skies" songwriter Irving Berlin and his wife, Ellin, have a son, Irving Berlin Jr. "Blue Skies" is destined to become a country hit 50 years later for Willie Nelson
    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
    Dec 25, 1928
    Twenty-four days after his birth, Irving Berlin Jr. dies in his Manhattan crib of a heart attack. The event sours Christmas for father Irving Berlin, who ironically is destined to write one of the holiday classics, "White Christmas"
    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
    Apr 17, 1929
    Singer/songwriter Don Winters is born in Tampa, Florida. He earns a 1961 hit with "Too Many Times" and writes the Louvin Brothers' "You're Running Wild"
    Apr 27, 1929
    Tommy Hill is born near Coy City, Texas. A producer and label executive, he writes Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" and Webb Pierce's "Slowly"
    Apr 29, 1929
    Steel guitarist Billy Mize is born in Kansas City, Kansas. He writes Charlie Walker's 1960 hit "Who Will Buy The Wine" and plays on Merle Haggard's 1966 single "The Bottle Let Me Down"



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