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Feb 14, 1943
"I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" songwriter Arthur Q. Smith receives a discharge from the Army just two months after he enlisted
Feb 15, 1943
"Riders Of The Northwest Mounted," starring Russell Hayden, debuts in movie theaters. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys provide music for the film
Feb 17, 1943
Red Sovine has a son, Roger Sovine, in Eleanor, West Virginia. Roger becomes a significant executive with performing rights organization BMI
Feb 19, 1943
Songwriter/keyboard player Bobby Emmons is born in Corinth, Mississippi. In addition to writing Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and George Strait's "So Much Like My Dad," he plays on hits by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks and Billy "Crash" Craddock
Feb 20, 1943
Okeh releases Ted Daffan's "Born To Lose" and "No Letter Today"
Feb 21, 1943
David Geffen is born in Brooklyn. He founds Asylum Records, a label home for The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, and later Bryan White and Lila McCann. Geffen also is a co-founder of DreamWorks, which finds success with Darryl Worley and Toby Keith
Feb 24, 1943
The Beatles' George Harrison is born in Liverpool, England. He writes "Something," a ballad that becomes a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
Feb 25, 1943
The Don Ameche musical "Something To Shout About" debuts in movie theaters. Cole Porter supplies the songs, and former Grand Ole Opry comedian Lee "Lasses" White fills a minor role
Feb 26, 1943
Guitarist Paul Cotton is born in Camp Rucker, Alabama. He joins Poco, a pioneering group in the growth of country-rock
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