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Jul 1, 1922
Toshi Ohta is born in Munich, Germany. She is destined to marry "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" songwriter Pete Seeger
Jul 1, 1922
A day after becoming the first artist to record a country song, Eck Robertson cuts "Sally Goodin" in New York
Jul 3, 1922
Fiddler Harold Hensley is born in Whitetop, Virginia. He performs in the 1950s and '60s on hits by HankThompson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Skeets McDonald and Loretta Lynn, among others
Jul 11, 1922
The historic Hollywood Bowl, an 18,000-seat natural amphitheater, opens in Los Angeles. Usually used for classical concerts, it also features such country acts as Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw and Shania Twain
Jul 21, 1922
Pop singer Kay Starr is born in Dougherty, Oklahoma. She builds a prolific recording career in the 1940s and '50s that includes a pair of country duets with Tennessee Ernie Ford, "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" and "I'll Never Be Free"
Jul 23, 1922
Bass player English Pierce "Jake" Tullock is born near Etowah, Tennessee. He becomes a member of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys, playing on "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"
Jul 24, 1922
Songwriter Lawton Williams is born in Troy, Tennessee. He writes Gene Watson's "Farewell Party," Bobby Helms' "Fraulein," Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl" and George Jones' "Color Of The Blues," among others
Jul 25, 1922
Hobert Skaggs is born in Redbush, Kentucky. His children will include country and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs
Jul 26, 1922
Record executive Jim Foglesong is born in Lundale, West Virginia. Beginning in 1973, he successfully runs Dot Records, ABC, MCA and Capitol, influencing the careers of Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, George Strait and Barbara Mandrell, among others
Jul 27, 1922
Rhythm guitarist Howard "Johnny" Johnson is born in Gadsden, Alabama. He plays on a number of Ernest Tubb's 1950s hits, including "Half A Mind," "I Cried A Tear" and "Through That Door"
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