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    • May 18, 1946
    Little David Wilkins is born in Parsons, Tennessee. He earns two minor country hits in 1975: "Whoever Turned You On, Forgot To Turn You Off" and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show." He also writes Conway Twitty's "Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring"
    May 18, 1944
    Pee Wee and Lydia King have twins, Larry and Gene King
    May 18, 1944
    "Riding West," the second movie to feature Ernest Tubb, debuts
    May 18, 1942
    Roy Rogers, Pat Brady, Spade Cooley and The Sons Of The Pioneers all have roles with the motion picture debut of "Romance On The Range"
    May 18, 1942
    Pop artist Albert Hammond is born in London, England. Raised in Spain, he gains his biggest hit as an artist with "It Never Rains In Southern California," but also co-writes the Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson hit "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
    May 18, 1942
    Rodney Dillard is born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He plays guitar for The Dillards, a bluegrass group that influences The Eagles and gains prominence in its role as The Darlings on "The Andy Griffith Show"
    May 18, 1940
    Keyboard player Larry McCoy is born in Middletown, Ohio. He contributes to Johnny Cash's 1976 hit "One Piece At A Time," plus Cash's duet with Waylon Jennings, "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
    May 18, 1939
    Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton is born in Coffeyville, Kansas. After overseeing Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash," Paxton produces country hits for Vern Gosdin; plays on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and authors Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
    May 18, 1939
    Chet Atkins graduates from Mountain Hill Elementary in Fortson, Georgia
    May 18, 1939
    "Down The Wyoming Trail" opens in movie theaters with Tex Ritter in a starring role. His performances in the picture include the recent hit "It Makes No Difference Now"
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