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Aug 1, 1922
Marie Hawkins is born in Boston, Massachusetts. She becomes the second wife of Nat "King" Cole, marrying him in 1948, and the mother of Country Music Association awards nominee Natalie Cole
Aug 2, 1922
Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell dies in Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia. More than 70 years later, his legacy lands him in the lyrics of Reba McEntire's country hit "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
Aug 6, 1922
Comedian Manuel "Old Joe" Clark is born in Erwin, Tennessee. He spends 50 years with the "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" in Kentucky, and works as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1951
Aug 14, 1922
The Jenkins Family debuts on WSB Radio in Atlanta, becoming one of the first country acts to perform on radio. They remain regulars on the station for a decade
Aug 16, 1922
R&B piano player Ernie Freeman is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He scores one country hit during his career with his 1958 cover of the instrumental "Raunchy"
Aug 23, 1922
Guitarist Smiley Wilson is born in Etowah County, Alabama. He plays on The Louvin Brothers' 1958 hit "My Baby's Gone"
Aug 28, 1922
The first radio commercial, lasting 10 minutes, airs on WEAF in New York
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