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    • May 16, 1931
    Songwriter Bill Browning is born in Wayne County, West Virginia. Browning writes Jimmie Skinner's 1959 hit "Dark Hollow"
    May 24, 1931
    Songwriter Clint Ballard is born in El Paso, Texas. In addition to Faron Young's country hit "Nightmare," he authors such pop hits as Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" and Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' "Game Of Love"
    Jun 5, 1931
    Jimmie Rodgers visits songwriter Ray Hall at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, to work out copyright issues on "Moonlight And Skies." Hall maintains he is owed a royalty, instead of the flat fee Rodgers had offered him
    Aug 1, 1931
    Elliott Charles Adnopoz is born in Brooklyn, New York. Better known as Ramblin' Jack Elliott, he becomes an influential folk singer/songwriter and writes Johnny Cash's 1965 country hit "Mister Garfield"
    Aug 15, 1931
    Songwriter Earl Green is born in Walker County, Alabama. He will author Dave Dudley's "Six Days On The Road" and The Willis Brothers' "Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)"
    Aug 23, 1931
    Songwriter Scott Turner is born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He writes Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Hicktown" and Kay Adams' "Little Pink Mack"
    Sep 5, 1931
    Songwriter Carmol Taylor is born in Brilliant, Alabama. His credits include George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Tammy Wynette's "My Man," David Wills' "There's A Song On The Jukebox" and Joe Stampley's "Red Wine And Blue Memories"
    Sep 14, 1931
    Songwriter Tommy Blake is born in Dallas, Texas. He writes Johnny Horton's 1957 single "The Woman I Need" and Jim Reeves' 1968 hit "That's When I See The Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)"
    Sep 19, 1931
    R&B singer Brook Benton is born in Camden, South Carolina. He writes two songs, "Endlessly" and "It's Just A Matter Of Time," that become country hits for Sonny James. He also records the first hit version of "Rainy Night In Georgia," covered for country by Hank Williams Jr.
    Oct 13, 1931
    Songwriter Freddy Powers is born in Duncan, Oklahoma. He will author George Jones' "I Always Get Lucky With You" and several Merle Haggard hits, including "Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room" and "A Place To Fall Apart"



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