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    • Jul 15, 1947
    Tex Williams records "That's What I Like About The West"
    Jul 15, 1947
    Radio station KWPM goes on the air in West Plains, Missouri, providing a training ground for local resident Porter Wagoner
    Jul 18, 1947
    Jerry Lee Lewis' younger sister, Linda Gail Lewis, is born in Ferriday, Louisiana. She joins her brother on the 1969 remake of "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
    Jul 19, 1947
    Tex Williams' "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" lights up the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart, holding on to the top spot for 16 weeks
    Jul 19, 1947
    Guitarist Brian May is born in Hampton, England. He becomes a founding member of Queen, appearing on the 1980 pop hit "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," later revamped for the country audience by Dwight Yoakam
    Jul 19, 1947
    Film composer and conductor Lionel Newman weds Beverly Carroll. Seven years into their marriage, he nets a country hit with Tennessee Ernie Ford's version of his song "River Of No Return"
    Jul 19, 1947
    Bernie Leadon is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He becomes a founding member of The Eagles, playing on their lone country hit, "Lyin' Eyes," before leaving the group in 1975. He briefly joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band during the 1980s
    Jul 22, 1947
    Guitarist Terry Clements is born in Detroit. A longtime member of Gordon Lightfoot's band, he plays on the 1974 million-seller "Sundown"
    Jul 22, 1947
    Drummer/vocalist Don Henley is born in Gilmer, Texas. A founding member of The Eagles, Henley watches his songs become country hits for Johnny Rodriguez and Conway Twitty. He also adds supporting vocals to Trisha Yearwood's "Walkaway Joe"
    Jul 23, 1947
    Patti Page holds her first recording session, in Chicago, for Mercury Records
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