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    • May 12, 1910
    Songwriter and orchestra leader Gordon Jenkins is born in Webster Groves, Missouri. His band supports The Weavers on their biggest hits, and he writes "P.S. I Love You," a 1984 country hit for Tom T. Hall
    May 18, 1911
    R&B performer Big Joe Turner is born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1951, he records "Chains Of Love," destined to become a 1977 country hit for Mickey Gilley
    Sep 16, 1911
    Paul Henning is born in Independence, Missouri. He creates the series "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Petticoat Junction" and writes their theme songs, performed by Flatt & Scruggs. He's also involved in "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Green Acres"
    Jul 16, 1915
    Gilbert "Speck" Rhodes is born in West Plains, Missouri. He plays bass and does comedy as a member of Porter Wagoner's band, The Wagonmasters
    Nov 26, 1915
    Songwriter Hal Blair is born in Kansas City, Missouri. He writes Elvis Presley's "I Was The One," Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me, I'm Falling," Jimmy Wakely's "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" and Jim Reeves' "My Lips Are Sealed"
    Jun 29, 1916
    Guitarist Porky Freeman is born in Vera Cruz, Missouri. He appears on the Jack Guthrie hit "Oklahoma Hills"
    Oct 24, 1920
    Jazz bass player Wendell Marshall is born in St. Louis. Noted for his work with Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan and Carmen McRae, he also takes part in Bobby Darin's pop/country crossover hit "Splish Splash"
    Nov 11, 1920
    Tiny Stokes is born in Springfield, Missouri. He becomes the lead singer and bass player for Captain Stubby & The Buccaneers, a comedic act that earns hits in 1949 with "Money, Marbles And Chalk" and "Come Wet Your Mustache With Me"
    Jan 17, 1921
    Artist manager E.E. "Si" Siman is born in Springfield, Missouri. He works with Brenda Lee and Chet Atkins, and his son, Scott Siman, becomes a record executive and the manager of Tim McGraw
    May 16, 1921
    Guitarist Herschel "Speedy" Haworth is born in Springfield, Missouri. He plays on most of Porter Wagoner's early hits, including "A Satisfied Mind," "Uncle Pen" and "Eat, Drink, And Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)"
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