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Sep 8, 1903
Milton Brown is born in Stephenville, Texas. Along with Bob Wills, he originates western swing, leading the Musical Brownies, which he forms in 1932
Sep 13, 1903
Banjo player Kenny "Rudy" Trietsch is born in Arcadia, Indiana. He forms the comedic "WLS Barn Dance" band The Hoosier Hot Shots, who earn a trio of mid-1940s hits and appear in a string of westerns
Sep 15, 1903
Roy Acuff is born in Maynardville, Tennessee. Proclaimed the King of Country Music, he becomes synonymous with the Grand Ole Opry following his 1938 debut. In 1962, he becomes the first living inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Sep 22, 1903
Songwriter Fred Glickman is born in Chicago. He co-writes "Mule Train," a pop hit for Frankie Laine and a country hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sep 27, 1903
The #97 mail train crashes on the Southern Railway outside Danville, Virginia, inspiring Vernon Dalhart's early country hit "The Wreck Of The Old '97"
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