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Jun 12, 1924
George H.W. Bush is born in Milton, Massachusetts. An avowed country music fan, he becomes the first president to attend the CMA Awards, and receives campaign support in 1988 from Moe Bandy, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn and Lee Greenwood
Jun 16, 1924
Addie Cauzette Willoughby is born in Paris, Tennessee. She marries James Crowell and gives birth to country singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell
Jun 20, 1924
Chet Atkins is born in Luttrell, Tennessee. The consummate guitarist, he develops a successful career as an instrumentalist, but also runs RCA Records' country division and helps create the Nashville Sound, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973
Jun 27, 1924
Lloyd George--alias Ken Martin--is born in Haleyville, Alabama. A sideman for Eddy Arnold, he's the first to play "Lonzo" in the Grand Ole Opry comedy act Lonzo & Oscar, best-known for the twisted in-bred bit, "I'm My Own Grandpa"
Jun 27, 1924
Julie Bedra is born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Nicknamed the Queen of the Yodelers, she becomes one of country music's first female stars, with the stage name Rosalie Allen, earning several hits in the post-War era
Jun 28, 1924
George Morgan is born in Waverly, Tennessee. The pop-influenced singer joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1948, just before the release of his biggest hit, "Candy Kisses." The father of Lorrie Morgan, he reaches the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998
Jun 29, 1924
T. Tommy Cutrer is born in Osyka, Mississippi. He serves as a Grand Ole Opry announcer during a 10-year stint that ends in 1964, and works as the announcer on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show"
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