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    • Apr 3, 1928
    Singer/songwriter Don Gibson is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He writes and records several classic hits--including "Sweet Dreams," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me"--earning a 2001 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Apr 5, 1928
    Vocalist Tony Williams is born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He takes the lead on The Platters' 1955 pop hit "Only You (And You Alone)," which is remade as a country single in 1981 by Reba McEntire
    Apr 6, 1928
    Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' classic "In The Jail House Now" backed with "Ben Dewberry's Final Run"
    Apr 14, 1928
    Songwriter Lee Rosenberg is born. She authors the Elvis Presley hit "Too Much"
    Apr 21, 1928
    Three weeks after he debuted as a fiddler, Ed Poplin's orchestra comes back to the Grand Ole Opry, where the group makes regular appearances for the next nine years
    Apr 21, 1928
    Hank Williams' bass player, Hillous Butrum, is born in Lafayette, Tennessee. He remains with Williams for just one year, however, leaving the Drifting Cowboys in July 1950 to join Hank Snow's band
    Apr 25, 1928
    Fiddler Vassar Clements is born in Kinard, South Carolina. He gains five Grammy nominations while playing everything from bluegrass to jazz, including an appearance on The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's classic "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Apr 28, 1928
    Victor Records releases The Carter Family's debut single, "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow"
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