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  • Aug 14, 1921
    Mary Loraine Peets is born in Gulfport, Mississippi. At age 25, she gives birth to future performer Jimmy Buffett
    Oct 23, 1921
    R.W. Blackwood is born in Choctaw County, Mississippi. With three siblings, he forms The Blackwood Brothers, whose gospel release "His Hand In Mine" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    May 4, 1922
    Nelle Poe is born near Big Creek, Mississippi. She becomes a member of the family group The Poe Sisters, who join the Grand Ole Opry in 1944
    Jun 29, 1923
    Helen Pitts is born in Picayune, Mississippi. She gives birth in adulthood to country hitmaker Johnny Sea
    Dec 22, 1923
    Jimmie Rodgers' second daughter, June Rebecca Rodgers, dies in Meridian, Mississippi, six months after her birth
    Jun 29, 1924
    T. Tommy Cutrer is born in Osyka, Mississippi. He serves as a Grand Ole Opry announcer during a 10-year stint that ends in 1964, and works as the announcer on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show"
    Sep 11, 1924
    R&B songwriter/producer Clyde Otis is born in Prentiss, Mississippi. Associated with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington, he authors several songs that will become country hits, including Sonny James' "Endlessly," Don Williams' "The Ties That Bind" and Randy Travis' "It's Just A Matter Of Time"
    Apr 25, 1925
    Bass vocalist Prentiss Barnes is born in Magnolia, Mississippi. As a member of The Moonglows, he appears on the 1955 R&B hit "Sincerely," recast as a country piece in 1988 by The Forester Sisters
    Sep 6, 1925
    Blues singer/songwriter Jimmy Reed is born in Dunleith, Mississippi. Sonny James remakes Reed's 1961 release "Bright Lights, Big City" as a country hit in 1971
    Sep 16, 1925
    Blues guitarist B.B. King is born in Indianola, Mississippi. He joins George Jones to record "Patches" for the 1994 album "Rhythm Country & Blues," which gains a nomination for a Country Music Association award

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