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Oct 3, 1900
Eldridge Johnson forms the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey. Victor hosts the first country recording session in 1922 and releases singles by some of the genre's first stars, including Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family
Oct 3, 1900
Southern novelist Thomas Wolfe is born in Asheville, North Carolina. Best known for his book "You Can't Go Home Again," he's namechecked 80 years later in Don Williams' "Good Ole Boys Like Me"
Oct 7, 1900
Pop songwriter Ralph Rainger is born in New York City. Known for writing the Bob Hope theme song "Thanks For The Memory," he also writes "Blue Hawaii," recorded by Willie Nelson for the "Honeymoon In Vegas" soundtrack
Oct 13, 1900
Pop songwriter Gerald Marks is born in Saginaw, Michigan. His best-known creation is "All Of Me," recorded more than 2,000 times. Willie Nelson's version becomes a country hit in 1978
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