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Feb 3, 1918
Joey Bishop is born in The Bronx, New York. The comedian hosts an ABC talk show in the 1960s, earning the Academy of Country Music's Man of the Year award in 1968
Feb 4, 1918
Songwriter Vic McAlpin is born in Gallatin, Tennessee. He pens Jack Greene's "What Locks The Door," Roy Drusky's "Another" and Eddy Arnold's "What Is Life Without Love." He sells his stake in "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" to Hank Williams for $500
Feb 10, 1918
Gospel singer James Carson is born in Richmond, Kentucky. At age 21, he marries Irene Amburgey, who joins him in a duo under the name Martha Carson
Feb 11, 1918
Publishing executive Wesley Rose is born in Chicago. The son of Acuff-Rose Music founder Fred Rose, he joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1986, after playing a role in the careers of The Everly Brothers, Hank Williams and Marty Robbins
Feb 15, 1918
Hank Locklin is born in McLellan, Florida. A 1960 addition to the Grand Ole Opry, he earns 10 Top 10 hits from 1949-1967, led by "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
Feb 16, 1918
Stella Rodgers gives birth to Kathryn at the Heflin Hotel in Ackerman, Mississippi. The child is the daughter of future country star Jimmie Rodgers, from whom Stella has already separated
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