May 7, 1923

Jim Lowe is born in Springfield, Missouri. Primarily a disc jockey in Chicago and New York, he writes Rusty Draper's "Gambler's Guitar." As an artist, he earns a pop hit with "The Green Door" and a country hit with "Talkin' To The Blues"

May 23, 1923

Tommy Sosebee is born in Duncan, South Carolina. He earns his lone country hit in 1953 with "Till I Waltz Again With You"

May 25, 1923

Pop singer Kitty Kallen is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After working with the big bands of Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey and Harry James, she becomes a solo singer. Her "Little Things Mean A Lot" is remade in 1978 for country by Margo Smith