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Oct 3, 1908
Lyricist Johnny Burke is born in Antioch, California. Known for such standards as "Pennies From Heaven" and "Swing On A Star," he also pens the words to Erroll Garner's "Misty," which becomes a country hit for Ray Stevens in 1975
Oct 11, 1908
Frank Floyd is born in Toccopola, Mississippi. As Harmonica Frank, he records "Rockin' Chair Daddy" for Sun in 1954. The Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" lists it among the 500 greatest country singles in history
Oct 20, 1908
Stuart Hamblen is born in Kellyville, Texas. Recording country and gospel songs, he becomes a pioneering western singer on Los Angeles radio. With a career stretching from 1925 to the 1970s, his most familiar legacy is the hymn "It Is No Secret"
Oct 30, 1908
Patsy Montana is born in Hope, Arkansas. She records the first million-selling country single by a female, "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart," and enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996
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