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    • Aug 10, 1928
    Jimmy Dean is born in Olton, Texas. A network TV host and sausage-company owner, he sells a million copies of the 1961 single "Big Bad John." He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010
    Dec 21, 1928
    Billie Doan is born in Megargel, Texas. She marries Curley Gatlin and gives birth to all three members of a country trio, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band
    Jan 1, 1929
    Writer Larry L. King is born in Putnam, Texas. He writes "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," a Broadway play that gets made into a 1982 movie for Dolly Parton
    Jan 14, 1929
    Billy Walker is born in Ralls, Texas. Shuffling the #1 "Charlie's Shoes" among 16 Top 10 hits, he joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1960
    Jan 15, 1929
    Bob and Edna Wills have a daughter, Robbie Jo Wills, in Turkey, Texas
    Feb 4, 1929
    Guitarist Paul Burlison is born in Brownsville, Texas. He becomes an important figure in rockabilly music, playing with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette in the Rock & Roll Trio on the hit "The Train Kept A-Rollin'"
    Feb 8, 1929
    Blues singer and keyboard player Floyd Dixon is born in Marshall, Texas. He writes "Hey Bartender," which becomes a country hit for Johnny Lee in 1983
    Apr 25, 1929
    The Kerrville Mountain Sun in Texas proclaims that Jimmie Rodgers is set to build a home in the city. The house is expected to cost $20,000
    Apr 27, 1929
    Tommy Hill is born near Coy City, Texas. A producer and label executive, he writes Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" and Webb Pierce's "Slowly"
    May 1, 1929
    Johnnie High is born in Texas. He founds a country music venue in Garland, aiding the careers of such artists as LeAnn Rimes, Gary Morris and Lee Ann Womack
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