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    • Jun 9, 1891
    Pop songwriter Cole Porter is born in Peru, Indiana. Noted for such classics as "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Begin The Beguine" and "I've Got You Under My Skin," Porter also writes "Don't Fence Me In," a country hit for Gene Autry
    Jun 10, 1891
    Pop songwriter Al Dubin is born in Zurich, Switzerland. Best known for writing "I Only Have Eyes For You," he also earns country hits with Jo Stafford's "Feudin' And Fightin'" and T. Texas Tyler's "Memories Of France"
    Nov 12, 1891
    Songwriter Richard Whiting is born in Peoria, Illinois. In addition to "Hooray For Hollywood," "On The Good Ship Lollipop" and "Ain't We Got Fun," he pens The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze"
    Dec 15, 1891
    A.P. Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. With his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle, The Carter Family becomes a pioneering force in country music, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970. A.P. writes much of their material, including "Keep On The Sunny Side," "Wildwood Flower" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Feb 17, 1892
    Pop songwriter James F. Hanley is born in Rensselaer, Indiana. The author of numerous Broadway scores in the 1920s, his song "Second Hand Rose" is reprised by Roy Drusky for the country audience in 1962
    Jun 15, 1892
    Singer/songwriter Tex Owens is born in Killeen, Texas. He writes the cowboy classic "Cattle Call." He is a brother to Texas Ruby and father of Laura Lee McBride, the first female vocalist for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
    Jul 6, 1892
    Lyricist Jack Yellen is born in Poland. He writes The Blue Sky Boys' "Are You From Dixie?" and Red Foley's "Alabama Jubilee"
    Sep 19, 1892
    Pop songwriter Fred Ahlert is born in New York, New York. He writes "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)," which is recorded by The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey before eventually becoming a country hit for Marty Robbins in 1977
    Sep 20, 1892
    Songwriter Roy Turk is born in New York, New York. He writes Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome To-night?" and Marty Robbins' "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"
    Apr 18, 1893
    Songwriter Georges Boulanger is born in Tulcea, Romania. He co-writes The Platters' "My Prayer," which also becomes a Top 15 country hit for Narvel Felts



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