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Apr 1, 1921
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith is born in Clinton, South Carolina. His 1948 release "Guitar Boogie" is one of three singles that lands in country music's Top 10, while his song "Feuding Banjos" becomes "Dueling Banjos" in the movie "Deliverance"
Apr 9, 1921
Pop songwriter George David Weiss is born in New York City. The author of "What A Wonderful World" and "Can't Help Falling In Love," he also writes the country hits "I'll Never Be Free" and "I Can't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore"
Apr 10, 1921
Sheb Wooley is born in Erick, Oklahoma. Best known for his pop hit "The Purple People Eater," he also makes country novelties, such as "That's My Pa," sometimes under the alias Ben Colder. In addiition, he writes the theme song to "Hee Haw"
Apr 11, 1921
Singer and actress Dorothy Shay is born in Jacksonville, Florida. Often referred to as the Park Avenue Hillbilly, she earns her only country hit with a 1947 performance of "Feudin' And Fightin'"
Apr 13, 1921
Walter Rutland Harris is born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Held prisoner for 16 months after his plane is shot down during the Korean War, his offspring include Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris
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