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Oct 1, 1934
Pop songwriter Geoff Stephens is born in London, England. The voice of "Winchester Cathedral," he writes such hits as "The Crying Game," "Daddy Won't You Walk So Fast" and "There's A Kind Of Hush," plus Crystal Gayle's 1980 country hit "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
Oct 24, 1934
Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer is born in Whitney, Texas. He pens George Strait's "All My Ex's Live In Texas," Merle Haggard's "That's The Way Love Goes," Moe Bandy's "Bandy The Rodeo Clown" and Keith Whitley's "I Wonder Do You Think Of Me"
Oct 28, 1934
Johnny Western is born in Two Harbors, Minnesota. He writes and performs the theme song to the 1957 TV series "Have Gun, Will Travel," appears in 50 western films and works as an emcee for Johnny Cash in the early-1960s
Nov 24, 1934
Songwriter Bob Fletcher mails his original lyrics and melody for "Don't Fence Me In" to Cole Porter, who re-writes the melody and changes the lyrics. The song becomes a country hit for Gene Autry more than 10 years later
Nov 30, 1934
Pop songwriter Roy Turk dies of pneumonia in Hollywood. His song "Are You Lonesome To-night?" is destined to become an Elvis Presley classic, while Turk's "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" is covered by Marty Robbins
Dec 30, 1934
Del Shannon is born in Coopersville, Michigan. A pop artist best known for his 1961 recording of "Runaway," he makes a brief appearance on the country chart in 1985 and writes Juice Newton's 1986 hit "Cheap Love"
Jan 7, 1935
Six weeks after songwriter Bob Fletcher sent his original version of "Don't Fence Me In" to Cole Porter, Porter mails an altered version of the tune back to Fletcher for his approval. It becomes a country hit 10 years later for Gene Autry
Jan 22, 1935
Sam Cooke is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. A highly regarded R&B vocalist, Cooke has two songs covered in the country charts: "Bring It On Home To Me," by Mickey Gilley; and "Good Times," by Dan Seals
Feb 17, 1935
Johnny Bush is born in Houston, Texas. A longtime cohort of Ray Price and Willie Nelson, his biggest hit comes with his 1969 version of Marty Robbins' "You Gave Me A Mountain." He also writes Nelson's "Whiskey River"
Feb 21, 1935
Songwriter Orville Couch is born in Grapevine, Texas. He writes "Hello Trouble," recorded by Buck Owens in 1964. It goes on to become a country hit for The Desert Rose Band in 1989
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