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    • Oct 21, 1916
    Fiddler Tommy Magness is born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia. He supports Little Jimmy Dickens in the singer's first recording session, playing on "Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)." During his tenure with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Magness also plays on "Mule Skinner Blues"
    Nov 6, 1916
    Pop arranger Ray Conniff is born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Known for "Somewhere My Love," he arranged several Marty Robbins hits, including "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)," "The Hanging Tree" and "The Story Of My Life"
    Dec 15, 1916
    Jazz pianist Edwin "Buddy" Cole is born in Irving, Illinois. Noted for his work with Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland and Louis Armstrong, he also appears on the Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely country hit "Slipping Around"
    Jan 3, 1917
    Leon McAuliffe is born in Houston. He plays steel guitar for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, then earns an instrumental hit on his own in 1949 with "Panhandle Rag." His Wills credits include "Right Or Wrong" and "Cherokee Maiden"
    Mar 1, 1917
    Songwriter, bass player and radio talent Cliffie Stone is born in Stockton, California. He plays on numerous Capitol hits and co-writes "Divorce Me C.O.D." and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed," joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989
    Mar 16, 1917
    Woodwind player Darol Rice is born. He contributes bass clarinet to Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 classic "Sixteen Tons"
    Mar 31, 1917
    Fiddler Joe Holley is born in Lone Camp, Texas. A prominent member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he plays on such western-swing classics as "Stay A Little Longer," "Smoke On The Water" and "White Cross On Okinawa"
    May 9, 1917
    Banjo player Milton Estes is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He plays with Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys before joining the Grand Ole Opry from 1946-1952
    May 26, 1917
    Accordion player Morty Nevins is born in Washington, D.C. As a member of The Three Suns, he takes part in a 1950 country hit, "Beyond The Sunset," recorded with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt
    Sep 13, 1917
    Guitarist Wilson "Lefty" Perkins is born in Clarksville, Texas. After a stint with The Light Crust Doughboys, he performs as a member of Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, replacing Bob Dunn after the death of bandleader Milton Brown



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