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Oct 1, 1893
Songwriter Cliff Friend is born on a farm outside Cincinnati, Ohio. He writes "Lovesick Blues," then sells the rights to the song for $500. It goes on to launch Hank Williams to prominence in 1949
Oct 6, 1893
Jazz entertainer and songwriter Clarence Williams is born in Plaquemin, Louisiana. Noted for his work with Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller, he also writes "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It," a country hit for Hank Williams, T. Texas Tyler and Ricky Nelson
Oct 25, 1893
Classical composer Petr Tchaikovsky dies under mysterious conditions, of cholera or from suicide, in Russia. In 1974, he's namechecked in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
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