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    • Jul 11, 1897
    Yodeler and songwriter Johnny Marvin is born in Butler, Oklahoma. He co-writes Gene Autry's 1938 hit "Dust" and appears in many of Autry's western pictures
    Aug 4, 1897
    Songwriter Billy Cox is born in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He writes "Filipino Baby," a hit for Cowboy Copas and Ernest Tubb, and authors "Sparkling Brown Eyes," a Webb Pierce success
    Aug 24, 1897
    Songwriter, producer and publisher Fred Rose is born in Evansville, Indiana. Along with Roy Acuff, Rose forms Acuff-Rose Publishing. He also writes "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," among many other country hits and movie titles
    Oct 14, 1897
    Dorsey Dixon is born in Darlington, South Carolina. He writes one of Roy Acuff's biggest songs, "Wreck On The Highway"
    Mar 21, 1898
    Songwriter Edith Lindeman is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During her years as a reporter for The Richmond Times Dispatch, she co-writes "Little Things Mean A Lot," a pop hit for Kitty Kallen. Margo Smith revives the song as a country hit in 1978
    Apr 8, 1898
    Pop songwriter E.Y. "Yip" Harburg is born in New York. Among his numerous successes is "Over The Rainbow," written for the movie "The Wizard Of Oz." The song is re-cast in 1980 as a country hit by Jerry Lee Lewis
    Aug 15, 1898
    Pop songwriter Charles Tobias is born in New York City. Associated with such titles as "Merrily We Roll Along" and "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer," he also writes The Browns' 1960 pop and country hit "The Old Lamplighter"
    Sep 26, 1898
    Pop songwriter George Gershwin is born in New York City. Known for "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me," his song "A Foggy Day" is recorded by Willie Nelson with Frank Sinatra on the 1994 album "Duets II"
    Sep 27, 1898
    Songwriter Vincent Youmans is born in New York City. He writes the pop titles "Tea For Two," "I Want To Be Happy" and "Without A Song," which is covered in country music by Willie Nelson
    May 9, 1899
    Harry "Big Slim" McAulife is born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He writes the bluegrass standard "Sunny Side Of The Mountain"



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