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    • Aug 18, 1954
    Joe and Rose Lee Maphis have a son, Jody Maphis. A drummer and guitarist, he plays in bands with Earl Scruggs and Marty Stuart and appears on Lacy J. Dalton's debut single, "Crazy Blue Eyes"
    Aug 21, 1954
    Guitarist Nick Kane is born in Jerusalem, Georgia. In 1994, he joins The Mavericks, whose accomplished mix of country, rock, pop and Latin sounds makes it a critically acclaimed--and commercially under-appreciated--force in the 1990s
    Aug 25, 1954
    Singer/songwriter Elvis Costello is born in London, England. With a career that ranges across multiple genres, he's recognized as an influence in the lyrics of Eric Church's 2015 country hit "Mr. Misunderstood"
    Aug 27, 1954
    After nearly two years of working for free on Atlanta's WAGA-TV, Brenda Tarpley debuts on "Peach Blossom Special," a weekly show on WRDW-TV in Augusta, Georgia. It marks her beginning as a professional, and the first time she uses the name Brenda Lee
    Aug 28, 1954
    Ray Price records "If You Don't, Somebody Else Will" during the morning hours at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville
    Aug 28, 1954
    Comedian Stringbean leaves the Grand Ole Opry to become a regular on Canada's "The Tommy Hunter Show"
    Aug 29, 1954
    Ohio's Columbus Citizen reports that Woody Guthrie has just finished a jail sentence at the Columbus City Prison--his 12th jail stay in six weeks, as he rides the railroads illegally. Guthrie also notes in the story that he wrote "Oklahoma Hills"
    Aug 30, 1954
    Capitol releases Sonny James' "She Done Give Her Heart To Me"
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