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Feb 9, 1914
Ernest Tubb is born near Crisp, Texas. A 1965 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry member forms a lengthy career with a rich baritone and ingratiating sincerity, recording his signature "Walking The Floor Over You" in 1941
Feb 13, 1914
ASCAP is formed at the Hotel Claridge in New York City. The performing rights agency--the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers--collects and distributes royalties to songwriters for the public use of their works
Feb 16, 1914
Jimmy Wakely is born in Mineola, Arkansas. He introduces the cheatin' song to country music, with his 1948 recordings "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart" and "Slipping Around," which pairs him with pop singer Margaret Whiting
Feb 18, 1914
Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski--a.k.a. Pee Wee King--is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He leads the Golden West Cowboys to Grand Ole Opry membership and co-writes "Tennessee Waltz," entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974
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