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May 3, 1937
Steel guitarist Stu Basore is born in Fort Monroe, Virginia. He works on such hits as Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," Jerry Lee Lewis' "When Two Worlds Collide" and Mickey Gilley's "Bring It On Home To Me"
May 9, 1937
R&B singer Dave Prater is born in Ocilla, Georgia. As one-half of Sam & Dave, he sings on the 1967 hit "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," translated as a country single by Sonny James in 1976
May 9, 1937
Sonny Curtis is born in Meadow, Texas. A sideman with Buddy Holly, he joins the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991. He pens The Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law," Anne Murray's "Walk Right Back" and Keith Whitley's "I'm No Stranger To The Rain"
May 12, 1937
Gene Autry stars as "Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm" debuts in movie theaters. Autry is joined on the silver screen by Smiley Burnette and his horse, Champion
May 12, 1937
Record producer Bob Montgomery is born in Lampasas, Texas. He writes Eddy Arnold's "Misty Blue," and produces Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey," Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe" and Janie Fricke's "He's A Heartache (Lookin' For A Place To Happen)"
May 13, 1937
Rex Griffin records "The Last Letter" in New York
May 16, 1937
Actress Yvonne Craig is born in Taylorville, Illinois. Best known for her role as Batgirl in TV's "Batman" series, she is married to "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" singer Jimmy Boyd from 1960-1962
May 21, 1937
Louise King marries guitarist Alvino Rey. Not quite a decade later, The King Sisters end up on the country charts with a version of Merle Travis' "Divorce Me C.O.D."
May 22, 1937
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time
May 22, 1937
Tex Ritter stars in the opening of "Sing, Cowboy, Sing," in which he's wrongly jailed while trying to help save a freight line
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