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Apr 30, 1929
Charles "Fuzzy" Owen is born in Conway, Arkansas. He writes Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard's "A Dear John Letter" and Ray Price's "The Same Old Me," and founds Tally Records, the first label to record Merle Haggard
Jun 4, 1929
All-night disc jockey Bill Mack, of Dallas' WBAP, is born in Shamrock, Texas. He writes George Strait's "Drinking Champagne" and LeAnn Rimes' "Blue"
Jul 9, 1929
Songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood is born in Mannford, Oklahoma. Best known for his work on Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," he produces Sanford Clark's 1956 pop/country crossover hit "The Fool"
Jul 31, 1929
On the basis of his composition "Get Happy," Harold Arlen signs his first songwriting contract in New York. He reaches his zenith with "Over The Rainbow," a "Wizard Of Oz" contribution that becomes a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis
Aug 12, 1929
Buck Owens is born in Sherman, Texas. Raised in California, he adds a rock 'n' roll spirit to country music, becoming a major part of the Bakersfield Sound. He co-hosts "Hee Haw" for more than 15 years on his way into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Sep 7, 1929
Lawyer and songwriter Frederic Weatherly dies at his home in Bath, England. He wrote "Danny Boy," destined to become a 1967 country hit for Ray Price
Oct 13, 1929
Songwriter Bernie Baum is born in New York City. He writes Elvis Presley's "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" and The Everly Brothers' "That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)"
Oct 28, 1929
Ray Hall secures copyright for "Moonlight And Skies," which Jimmie Rodgers records the following summer. Hall later balks when Rodgers tries to pay him a standard fee for the song
Oct 28, 1929
Singer/songwriter Mitchell Torok is born in Houston, Texas. He has a pair of hits in the mid-1950s and writes Jim Reeves' first hit, "Mexican Joe"
Nov 4, 1929
Songwriter Paul Vance is born in Brooklyn, New York. The author of such pop hits as "Catch A Falling Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," he also writes Faron Young's 1957 country hit "Love Has Finally Come My Way"
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