Feb 19, 1913

Bass player and comedian Howard Watts is born in Monticello, Florida. Using the stage name Cedric Rainwater, he plays with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys and Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys

Mar 7, 1913

Banjo player and guitarist Marvin Montgomery is born in Rinard, Iowa. He becomes a steady musician among the early western swing bands, working with Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers and The Light Crust Doughboys

Apr 6, 1913

Fiddler and bass player Wade Ray is born in Griffin, Indiana. He works with such artists as Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ray Price and Ernest Tubb

May 31, 1913

Fiddler Art Davis is born in Palestine, Texas. He appears in several Gene Autry movies, and plays with Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers, participating in the session for "Under The Double Eagle"

Jun 14, 1913

Songwriter/musician Arrett "Rusty" Keefer is born. An associate of Bill Haley, he writes Carl Smith's "Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm In Love" and is a member of The Pinetoppers, playing on the group's only hit, 1950's "Mockin' Bird Hill"

Dec 15, 1913

Fiddler Kenneth Pitts is born in San Simon, Arizona. He becomes a member of the western-swing troop The Light Crust Doughboys

Dec 22, 1913

Guitarist Dudley Brooks is born in Los Angeles, California. He plays on a number of Elvis Presley's West Coast recordings, including "Return To Sender," "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and "Can't Help Falling In Love"

Jan 22, 1914

Guitarist and vocalist Dickie McBride is born in New Baden, Texas. A bandleader in his own right, he appears on Cliff Bruner's 1938 hit "It Makes No Difference Now"

Apr 22, 1914

Bass player Joe Ferguson is born in Fort Worth, Texas. As a member of the Texas Playboys from 1936-1940, he appears on such Bob Wills standards as "Right Or Wrong," "Ida Red" and "New San Antonio Rose"

Apr 29, 1914

Zeke Campbell is born in Marietta, Oklahoma. Among the first country musicians to play electric guitar, he contributes to The Light Crust Doughboys' "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"