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    • Dec 29, 1873
    Lena Christian is born in Wilkinson County, Georgia. At age 26, she gives birth to Emmett Miller, a black-face performer who influences Jimmie Rodgers and records the original version of "Lovesick Blues"
    May 14, 1874
    John Pink Miller is born in Oconee, Georgia. He sires Emmett Miller, a black-face performer whose work influences Jimmie Rodgers. Emmett also records an early version of "Lovesick Blues," commonly associated with Hank Williams
    Feb 9, 1892
    John Pink Miller marries Lena Christian in Macon, Georgia. A week before their eighth anniversary, they give birth to Emmett Miller, who influences both Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
    Feb 2, 1900
    Emmett Miller is born in Macon, Georgia. He is believed to have influenced Jimmie Rodgers, while Bob Wills and Merle Haggard both cite him as an important act. Miller is the first to record "Lovesick Blues," which launches Hank Williams to stardom
    Jun 10, 1914
    Emmett Miller graduates from elementary school in Macon, Georgia. It represents the end of his education, as he persuades his parents to allow him to begin working. Miller goes on to influence Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
    Oct 25, 1924
    Emmett Miller holds his first recording session, at the Okeh Recording Studio in New York, though the results are never released. The minstrel singer influences such country pioneers as Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
    Jun 12, 1928
    Emmett Miller records "Lovesick Blues" in New York with a band that includes Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. Miller's version of the song later influences Hank Williams to record it, leading to Williams' breakthrough record
    Aug 9, 1928
    Emmett Miller records his signature song, "Anytime," in New York. Eddy Arnold later turns it into a country hit
    Jan 19, 1929
    Emmett Miller records "Right Or Wrong" in a New York City studio. The song will become a western swing standard for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys and a 1984 country hit for George Strait
    Sep 1, 1936
    Minstrel performer Emmett Miller holds what's believed to be the final recording session of his career in New York. He influenced Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
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