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Aug 21, 1947
Stanley Osborne is born in Norfolk, Virginia. His children will include Josh Osborne, the songwriter behind "Drinkin' Problem," "Body Like A Back Road" and "Sangria"
Aug 21, 1947
The Hoosier Hot Shots sing "The Wreck of The Old '97" in the debut of the western "Smoky River Serenade." Music also comes from Carolina Cotton and The Sunshine Boys, who include future Elvis Presley backing vocalist J.D. Sumner
Aug 21, 1947
Lefty Frizzell is sentenced to jail in New Mexico for two to three years for statutory rape. Frizzell ultimately spends six months behind bars, where he writes a country hit, "I Love You A Thousand Ways"
Aug 22, 1947
Vocalist Donna Thatcher is born in Florence, Alabama. She adds backing vocals to several Elvis Presley hits, including "Suspicious Minds," "Kentucky Rain," "Don't Cry Daddy" and "In The Ghetto"
Aug 23, 1947
Folk singer Linda Pettifer is born in Glasgow, Scotland. After marrying fellow artist Richard Thompson, she becomes better known as Linda Thompson, writing the Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris hit "Telling Me Lies"
Aug 23, 1947
Rex Allen Jr. is born in Chicago, Illinois. The son of silver-screen cowboy Rex Allen, he nets a half-dozen middle-of-the-road country hits in the late-1970s, topped by "Two Less Lonely People"
Aug 26, 1947
Songwriter Terry Skinner is born in Hamilton, Alabama. He authors The Forester Sisters' "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes," Alabama's "Touch Me When We're Dancing," The Kendalls' "Teach Me To Cheat" and David Frizzell & Shelly West's "I Just Came Here To Dance"
Aug 27, 1947
Actress Barbara Bach is born in Queens, New York. During filming of the 1981 movie "Caveman," she falls in love with former Beatle Ringo Starr, whom she marries. Starr will earn a Grammy nomination in 1990 in the country field
Aug 27, 1947
James Wood is born in West Plains, Missouri, the first son of future Grand Ole Opry star Jan Howard
Aug 28, 1947
Gene Autry records "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles
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