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Jun 5, 1914
Songwriter Stan Jones is born in Douglas, Arizona. He authors the standard "Riders In The Sky," which becomes a hit for Vaughn Monroe and Johnny Cash, plus the title song for a Gene Autry movie
Jun 10, 1914
Emmett Miller graduates from elementary school in Macon, Georgia. It represents the end of his education, as he persuades his parents to allow him to begin working. Miller goes on to influence Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
Jun 14, 1914
Cole Porter finishes a year of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he scored low grades. Eventually, he earns high marks as a songwriter. His efforts include the Gene Autry hit "Don't Fence Me In"
Jun 19, 1914
Lester Flatt is born in Duncan's Chapel, Tennessee. Along with partner Earl Scruggs, he rises out of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys to become a leading figure in the development of bluegrass, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985
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