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Dec 13, 1913
Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is recovered two years after it was stolen. The painting inspires Moon Mullican's "Mona Lisa" and David Allan Coe's "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile," and provides a key lyric for T.G. Sheppard's "Only One You"
Dec 15, 1913
Fiddler Kenneth Pitts is born in San Simon, Arizona. He becomes a member of the western-swing troop The Light Crust Doughboys
Dec 21, 1913
The first crossword puzzle appears in The New York World. The word game provides the title for Barbara Mandrell's 1984 country hit "Crossword Puzzle"
Dec 21, 1913
Louise King is born in Payson, Utah. As a member of The King Sisters, she participates in more than a dozen pop hits, plus one country hit: a 1946 remake of Merle Travis' "Divorce Me C.O.D."
Dec 21, 1913
George Gaither is born in Alexandria, Indiana. He has a son, Bill Gaither, who writes the gospel standard "He Touched Me," recorded by Elvis Presley, among others
Dec 22, 1913
Guitarist Dudley Brooks is born in Los Angeles, California. He plays on a number of Elvis Presley's West Coast recordings, including "Return To Sender," "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Dec 24, 1913
Lulu Belle Stamey is born in Boone, North Carolina. Teaming with Scotty Wiseman, Lulu Belle & Scotty becomes one of country music's celebrated husband-and-wife duos, mixing acoustic music styles and corny comedy for over 25 years
Dec 25, 1913
Songwriter Chilton Price is born outside Fern Creek, Kentucky. She pens Pee Wee King's "Slow Poke" and Jo Stafford's pop hit "You Belong To Me"
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