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    • Dec 20, 1944
    Songwriter and ukulele player Johnny Marvin dies in North Hollywood, California. Best known for his 1926 pop hit "Breezin' Along With The Breeze," he co-wrote the 1938 Gene Autry hit "Dust" and appeared in many of Autry's cowboy movies
    Feb 11, 1945
    "I Only Have Eyes For You" songwriter Al Dubin dies of pneumonia and drug poisoning in New York. Over the next three years, two of his songs make the country charts: Jo Stafford's "Feudin' And Fightin'" and T. Texas Tyler's "Memories Of France"
    Feb 14, 1945
    Felice and Boudleaux Bryant first meet at Milwaukee's Schroeder Hotel, leading to marriage and a songwriting partnership. They land such hits as "Bye Bye Love," "Rocky Top," "Come Live With Me" and "Wake Up Little Susie," plus membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Feb 19, 1945
    Five days after first meeting at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant marry informally. The real marriage doesn't occur until later that year. The two go on to membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Mar 30, 1945
    Rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Eric Clapton is born in Ripley, England. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his "Lay Down Sally" becomes a minor country hit in 1978
    Apr 12, 1945
    Songwriter Homer Joy is born in Heber Springs, Arkansas. He writes the Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens hit "Streets Of Bakersfield"
    May 1, 1945
    Songwriter and keyboard player Carson Whitsett is born in Jackson, Mississippi. Noted for his work with the R&B label Malaco, he writes the Lorrie Morgan hit "Dear Me" and John Anderson's "Mississippi Moon"
    May 2, 1945
    Singer/songwriter R.C. Bannon is born in Dallas. He goes on to marry Louise Mandrell, and writes Ronnie Milsap's "Only One Love In My Life," Barbara Mandrell's "One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools" and Louise's "Save Me"
    May 6, 1945
    Singer/songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore is born in Amarillo, Texas. He earns critical acclaim for sensitive writing, delivered with a twangy vocal presence, and becomes a significant cog in The Flatlanders
    May 6, 1945
    Bob Seger is born in Dearborn, Michigan. A noted rock musician, Seger gains a minor country hit with "Shame On The Moon." He also writes "We've Got Tonight," covered by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton



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