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Jul 2, 1923
Janette Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. The daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter, of The Carter Family, she sings with June Carter, Johnny Cash and Connie Smith on "Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash"
Jul 9, 1923
A Gibson F-5 Master mandolin is tested and approved. The instrument, with serial number 73987, is purchased by Bill Monroe in Florida in 1943 for $150 and becomes the vehicle for his life's work
Jul 9, 1923
Lois Williamson is born in McVeigh, Kentucky. Under the name Molly O'Day, she becomes one of traditional country's primary female voices in the 1940s, gaining her biggest hit with "Tramp On The Street"
Jul 13, 1923
A series of 50-foot letters celebrating a new subdivision in Los Angeles, HOLLYWOODLAND, is dedicated. It eventually becomes the landmark Hollywood sign, hailed in Jo Dee Messina's 1996 country hit "You're Not In Kansas Anymore"
Jul 31, 1923
Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun is born in Istanbul, Turkey. After succeeding in other genres, the label opens a country wing in 1989, launching Tracy Lawrence, Neal McCoy and John Michael Montgomery. Ertegun also writes "Chains Of Love"
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