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Oct 16, 1923

Walt and Roy Disney found Disney Brothers Studio in California. Eventually, the Disney conglomerate establishes Lyric Street Records, a country label that handles such acts as Aaron Tippin, Rascal Flatts and SHeDAISY

Dec 30, 1923

Steel guitarist Joaquin Murphey is born in Los Angeles. He plays on records by a number of West Coast artists, including Merle Travis, Tex Williams, Spade Cooley and The Sons Of The Pioneers

Jul 7, 1924

Colleen Summer is born in Pasadena, California. Under the name Mary Ford, she marries guitarist Les Paul in 1949, and the duo gains a pop and country hit two years later with "Mockin' Bird Hill"

Aug 1, 1924

Bass vocalist Roy Sneed is born in Albion, California. As a member of The Carlisles, he appears on the group's biggest hit, "No Help Wanted"

Jan 23, 1925

Pianist and arranger Marty Paich is born in Oakland, California. His son, David Paich, follows in his footsteps as a keyboard player with the rock band Toto. The younger Paich also appears on Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights"

Apr 30, 1925

Johnny Horton is born in Los Angeles. Married to Hank Williams' widow, Billie Jean Jones, he finds a niche in the late-1950s and 1960 with historically based singles, including "North To Alaska," "Sink The Bismarck" and "The Battle Of New Orleans"

Jun 1, 1926

Marilyn Monroe is born in Los Angeles, California. An actress who became a pin-up darling, she is referenced in Hank Williams Jr.'s 1987 single "Born To Boogie," Faith Hill's 1999 hit "The Secret Of Life" and Keith Urban's 2015 release "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"

Jun 9, 1926

Piano player Bill Pursell is born in Oakland. He becomes a significant Nashville session player, contributing to Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire," Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Marty Robbins' "Devil Woman" and George Jones' "A Good Year For The Roses," among others

Oct 18, 1926

Chuck Berry is born in San Jose. A seminal rock & roll guitarist, he sees many of his songs remade as country hits, including George Jones & Johnny Paycheck's "Mabellene," Buck Owens' "Johnny B. Goode" and Emmylou Harris' "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie"

Oct 5, 1927

Sam Warner, one of the three siblings who founded Warner Bros. Pictures, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage, the day before "The Jazz Singer," the first motion picture with sound, opens. The company eventually expands to include Warner Bros. Records

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