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Sep 30, 1935
Pop balladeer Johnny Mathis is born in San Francisco, California. He earns a hit in 1959 with "Misty," destined to be revamped as a breezy, banjo-and-steel country single in 1975 by Ray Stevens
Aug 18, 1936
Tex Ritter arrives at the Glendale Airport in California, where he is set to begin work on his first movie, "Song Of The Gringo," at the end of the month
Aug 31, 1936
Shooting begins in the City Of Commerce, California, for Tex Ritter's first movie, "Song Of The Gringo"
Oct 26, 1936
Session guitarist Al Casey is born in Long Beach, California. Working on the West Coast, he appears on recordings by The Beach Boys and by Glen Campbell, including "Wichita Lineman," "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife" and "Galveston"
Dec 12, 1936
Guitarist Phil Baugh is born in Marysville, California. He plays on George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and Merle Haggard's "The Bottle Let Me Down," plus hits by Johnny Cash, Janie Fricke and Johnny Rodriguez
Jan 24, 1937
NFL executive Bobby Beathard is born in California. His children will include "The Boys Of Fall" songwriter Casey Beathard
Apr 6, 1937
Merle Haggard is born in Oildale, California. After imprisonment in San Quentin, he becomes a legendary singer/songwriter with his blue-collar observations and rich vocal style sending him into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994
Jun 23, 1937
Guitarist Niki Sullivan is born in South Gate, California. He becomes a member of Buddy Holly's Crickets, appearing on "That'll Be The Day"
Jul 11, 1937
Pop songwriter George Gershwin dies in Beverly Hills during a brain operation. Known for "Summertime" and "It Ain't Necessarily So," his song "A Foggy Day" is a vehicle for a Willie Nelson-Frank Sinatra collaboration on the 1994 album "Duets II"
Jul 19, 1937
"The Oklahoma And Woody Show" debuts on Los Angeles radio station KFVD. The program features Jack Guthrie and cousin Woody Guthrie, who will later be credited as co-writers on Jack Guthrie's hit "Oklahoma Hills"
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