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    • Feb 6, 1881
    Barty Lee Brown is born on a farm near Potts Station, Arkansas. His son, Milton Brown, is destined to be a leader in the creation of western swing with Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, which also features another son, Derwood Brown
    Jan 11, 1883
    Annie Huxford is born in Texas. After marrying Barty Brown, she gives birth to band leader Milton Brown and guitarist Derwood Brown, members of the western swing band The Musical Brownies
    Mar 11, 1890
    Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel is born in Malta, Ohio. The sales manager for the Burrus Mill founds the Milton Brown-led Light Crust Doughboys, a key development in the growth of western swing. He later becomes a Texas governor and a U.S. senator
    Mar 29, 1896
    Vocalist Leon Seago is born. He joins Ted Daffan's Texans, taking part in the 1942 recordings "Born To Lose" and "No Letter Today." He also plays fiddle for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1945-1947
    Jul 7, 1901
    O.W. Mayo is born. He manages Bob Wills from 1933 until the end of World War II. Mayo also writes one of Wills' songs, "Blues For Dixie," and appears in the movie "Take Me Back To Oklahoma"
    Sep 8, 1903
    Milton Brown is born in Stephenville, Texas. Along with Bob Wills, he originates western swing, leading the Musical Brownies, which he forms in 1932
    Feb 18, 1904
    John Wills marries Emma Lee Foley. The couple has 10 children, four of whom are destined to become western-swing musicians: Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Billy Jack Wills and Luke Wills
    Nov 13, 1904
    Guitarist Herman Arnspiger is born in Van Alstyne, Texas. During his membership in the Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, he appears on such Bob Wills classics as "Right Or Wrong," "Maiden's Prayer," "Ida Red" and "New San Antonio Rose"
    Nov 30, 1904
    Piano player Fred "Papa" Calhoun is born in Chico, Texas. He joins the western swing band Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, appearing on the formative hits "Right Or Wrong" and "Who's Sorry Now?"
    Mar 6, 1905
    Bob Wills is born in Kosse, Texas. He becomes a leading figure in western swing, launching such material as "Stay A Little Longer," "Faded Love" and "San Antonio Rose." He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame



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