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  • Aug 3, 1926
    Tony Bennett is born in Queens, New York. A traditional pop vocalist, his recording of "Cold, Cold Heart" helps make the non-country audience aware of Hank Williams
    Aug 6, 1926
    Warner Bros. unveils the first "talkie," showing "Don Juan" at the Warner Theater in New York. The use of sound in films paves the way for country figures on soundtracks, including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Faith Hill and The Dixie Chicks
    Aug 10, 1926
    Junior Samples is born in Cumming, Georgia. Dressed in trademark overalls, the heavy-set comedian becomes a fixture on "Hee Haw." The phone number from his satirical used car commercials provides the name of the retro country band BR549
    Aug 21, 1926
    Pop songwriter Carolyn Leigh is born in New York City. Her best-known composition is the Frank Sinatra hit "Young At Heart," which Willie Nelson covers for the 2000 soundtrack to "Space Cowboys"
    Aug 21, 1926
    Bob Wills takes his first wife, Edna Posey, in Canadian, Texas
    Aug 28, 1926
    Vocalist Abe Mulkey is born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. He works for many years with Lefty Frizzell, singing the high harmony on "She's Gone, Gone, Gone"
    Aug 31, 1926
    Songwriter Ruth Mulwitz is born in Port Chester, New York. Under the name Ruth Roberts, she co-writes Jimmy Dean's country hit "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And The Last Thing Ev'ry Night)"

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