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Jan 1, 1929
Writer Larry L. King is born in Putnam, Texas. He writes "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," a Broadway play that gets made into a 1982 movie for Dolly Parton
Jan 4, 1929
Victor releases The Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower"
Jan 6, 1929
Songwriter Autry Inman is born in Florence, Alabama. His credits include The Louvin Brothers' "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" and Carl Smith's "Mr. Moon"
Jan 13, 1929
Wild West hero Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles. His legacy is recalled in the 1980 Ed Bruce country hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
Jan 14, 1929
Billy Walker is born in Ralls, Texas. Shuffling the #1 "Charlie's Shoes" among 16 Top 10 hits, he joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1960
Jan 15, 1929
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He's referenced in the lyrics of Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl," Tommy Cash's "Six White Horses," Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice" and Brad Paisley's "Welcome To The Future"
Jan 15, 1929
Bob and Edna Wills have a daughter, Robbie Jo Wills, in Turkey, Texas
Jan 17, 1929
Session guitarist Grady Martin is born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. The author of Ronnie Milsap's "Snap Your Fingers," Martin backs such acts as Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Elvis Presley and Ray Price, before taking a job with Willie Nelson's band. He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
Jan 19, 1929
Emmett Miller records "Right Or Wrong" in a New York City studio. The song will become a western swing standard for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys and a 1984 country hit for George Strait
Jan 30, 1929
Dolores Dinning Edgin is born. She sings background on numerous hits, many as a member of The Nashville Edition, including titles by Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare and Jerry Lee Lewis
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