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    • Mar 21, 1685
    Classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach, Germany. He's referenced in George Jones & Tammy Wynette's 1974 hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Aug 1, 1779
    Songwriter Francis Scott Key is born on his parents' plantation in Frederick, Maryland. During the War of 1812, he will write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which numerous country artists will eventually perform at sports events in future centuries
    Oct 29, 1815
    Songwriter Daniel Emmett is born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He authors "Dixie," a Southern signature that becomes a part of the Elvis Presley single "American Trilogy" and the Hank Williams Jr. country hit "Dixie On My Mind"
    Jul 4, 1826
    Songwriter Stephen Foster is born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. He becomes one of America's greatest songwriters, celebrated in a Grammy-winning 2004 tribute album, "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster," by Alison Krauss, John Prine, David Ball and Suzy Bogguss, among others
    Jul 19, 1837
    Songwriter Will Hays is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He authors "Molly Darling," a 1948 hit for Eddy Arnold
    May 7, 1840
    Classical composer Petr Tchaikovsky is born in Votkinsk, Russia. Best remembered for "The Nutcracker Suite," he's also recalled in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Oct 4, 1848
    Lawyer and songwriter Frederic Weatherly is born in Portishead, England. He writes the Irish folk song "Danny Boy," a 1967 country hit for Ray Price
    Aug 18, 1873
    Pop songwriter Otto Harbach is born in Salt Lake City, Utah. The author of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," he also earns country hits when Slim Whitman covers "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"
    Nov 16, 1873
    W.C. Handy is born in Florence, Alabama. Recognized as the Father of the Blues, he's referenced in the 2003 Lonestar hit "Walking In Memphis." Handy enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983
    Dec 7, 1879
    Pop songwriter Rudolf Friml is born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Two songs he writes for Broadway--"Indian Love Call" and "Rose Marie"--emerge as country hits for Slim Whitman during the 1950s



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