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    • Mar 9, 1926
    Broadway songwriter Jerry Ross is born in The Bronx. With frequent collaborator Richard Adler, he writes "Hernando's Hideaway," which becomes a country hit when Homer & Jethro record a comedic version in 1954
    May 13, 1954
    The Broadway production "The Pajama Game" opens at the St. James Theatre in New York. The musical introduces the Richard Adler-Jerry Ross song "Hernando's Hideaway," which is parodied in a country rendition by Homer & Jethro
    Nov 11, 1955
    Broadway composer Jerry Ross dies of a lung infection in New York. His credits include "Hernando's Hideaway," a song from the musical "The Pajama Game" that became a country hit the previous year when parodied by Homer & Jethro
    Nov 24, 1956
    After more than two years on Broadway, the musical "The Pajama Game" closes at Manhattan's Shubert Theatre. The production introduced Jerry Ross and Richard Adler's "Hernando's Hideaway," a country hit when parodied by Homer & Jethro
    Nov 26, 1981
    Paul Simon, author of the Emmylou Harris hit "The Boxer," is announced as a 1982 inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Others to be added in March include Gordon Jenkins, Meredith Willson, Jerry Ross and Bob Dylan
    Mar 15, 1982
    "You Ain't Going Nowhere" composer Bob Dylan is inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York City. Also added are Paul Simon, Jerry Ross, Gordon Jenkins and Meredith Willson
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