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May 12, 1921
Joe Maphis is born in Suffolk, Virginia. He performs as a sideman on recordings by Rick Nelson, Wanda Jackson and Tommy Sands, among others, but is best known for recording the theme to "Bonanza"
May 13, 1921
Terry Fell is born in Dora, Alabama. His band Terry Fell & The Fellers earns a hit in 1954 with "Don't Drop It," and he writes the Hank Locklin hit "You're The Reason"
May 16, 1921
Guitarist Herschel "Speedy" Haworth is born in Springfield, Missouri. He plays on most of Porter Wagoner's early hits, including "A Satisfied Mind," "Uncle Pen" and "Eat, Drink, And Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)"
May 17, 1921
Songwriter Bob Merrill is born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He pens several country hits, including Ernest Tubb's "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry," Jimmie Rodgers' "Honeycomb" and Rex Allen's "Sparrow In The Tree Top"
May 17, 1921
Brad McCuen is born in New York. He founds Mega Records, which provides a home for Sammi Smith's biggest hit, "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
May 19, 1921
Irene Amburgey is born in Neon, Kentucky. As Martha Carson, she becomes a significant country gospel singer, working for 12 years with husband James Carson on southeastern radio stations and joining the Grand Ole Opry as a solo act in 1952
May 21, 1921
Songwriter, producer and label executive Henry Glover is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. An African-American employee of King Records, he writes and/or produces Moon Mullican's "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and The Delmore Brothers' "Blues Stay Away From Me" and "Freight Train Boogie"
May 25, 1921
Songwriter Hal David is born in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for his collaborations with pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, David's country credentials include: "To All The Girls I've Loved Before," "Sea Of Heartbreak," "The Story Of My Life" and "It Was Almost Like A Song," among others
May 27, 1921
Redd Stewart is born in Ashland City, Tennessee. He replaces Eddy Arnold as the featured vocalist in Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys, writing the Patti Page classic "Tennessee Waltz" and Ernest Tubb's "Soldier's Last Letter"
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