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    • Jun 27, 1921
    Steel guitarist Red Murrell is born in Willow Springs, Missouri. He plays on several Hank Thompson singles, including "Whoa Sailor," "The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder" and "Soft Lips," plus the Jack Guthrie single "Oklahoma Hills"
    Nov 10, 1921
    Harmonica player Onie Wheeler is born in Senath, Missouri. He becomes a longtime member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    May 7, 1923
    Jim Lowe is born in Springfield, Missouri. Primarily a disc jockey in Chicago and New York, he writes Rusty Draper's "Gambler's Guitar." As an artist, he earns a pop hit with "The Green Door" and a country hit with "Talkin' To The Blues"
    Aug 3, 1923
    Dottie Dillard is born in Springfield, Missouri. As a member of The Anita Kerr Singers, she sings background on Bobby Helms' "My Special Angel," Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go"
    Aug 16, 1923
    Leon Bentley is born in Glasgow, Missouri. In his early 50s, he welcomes a son who's destined to become a country star, Dierks Bentley
    Jan 25, 1924
    Steel guitar player Wesley "Speedy" West is born in Springfield, Missouri. He works with Spade Cooley and Hank Penny, records a series of instrumentals with Jimmy Bryant, and produces Loretta Lynn's first single, "Honky Tonk Girl"
    Feb 27, 1924
    Ruth Williams is born in Winona, Missouri. She marries Porter Wagoner
    May 19, 1924
    Lester Wilburn is born in Thayer, Missouri. He performs as part of the Wilburn family act, appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. Two members, Teddy and Doyle, eventually become the duo The Wilburn Brothers
    Aug 25, 1924
    Glenn Wagoner is born in West Plains, Missouri, the older brother of Porter Wagoner
    Jan 25, 1925
    Farrell "Rusty" Draper is born in Kirksville, Missouri. Best known for his 1953 hit "Gambler's Guitar," he hosts his own radio shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s, and hosts the 1966 NBC-TV show "Swingin' Country"
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