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    • Jul 16, 1937
    Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, best known for writing "Georgia On My Mind," makes his movie debut as a piano player in the Cary Grant picture "Topper"
    Jul 17, 1937
    The Looney Tunes cartoon "Egghead Rides Again" debuts in American theaters. It introduces Elmer Fudd, a character who gets referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Jul 19, 1937
    "The Oklahoma And Woody Show" debuts on Los Angeles radio station KFVD. The program features Jack Guthrie and cousin Woody Guthrie, who will later be credited as co-writers on Jack Guthrie's hit "Oklahoma Hills"
    Jul 19, 1937
    George Hamilton IV is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Added to the Grand Ole Opry in 1961, he gains a massive #1 single with "Abilene" in 1963 and earns hits with Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" and Joni Mitchell's "Urge For Going"
    Jul 22, 1937
    R&B singer Chuck Jackson is born in Latta, South Carolina. His biggest hit comes with his 1962 recording of "Any Day Now," salvaged for the country charts 20 years later by Ronnie Milsap
    Jul 30, 1937
    Sonny West is born in Lubbock, Texas. He becomes a member of Elvis Presley's entourage, known as the Memphis Mafia. After he's fired, West co-authors the controversial 1977 book "Elvis: What Happened?"
    Jul 30, 1937
    Pee Wee and Lydia King have a daughter, Marietta Jo King, in Louisville
    Jul 31, 1937
    Bonnie Brown is born in Sparkman, Arkansas. She joins older siblings Maxine and Jim Ed in forming The Browns, whose million-selling crossover hit "The Three Bells" precedes their 1963 induction into the Grand Ole Opry and their 2015 entry in the Country Music Hall of Fame
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