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Mar 9, 1919
Guitarist Cleo Davis is born. He's the first musician Bill Monroe hires, in August 1938, when he assembles his Blue Grass Boys
Mar 21, 1919
Guitarist and songwriter Eddie Kirk is born in Greeley, Colorado. He plays on hits by the likes of Merle Travis, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Hank Thompson, and co-writes the classic "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"
Apr 1, 1919
Accordion player Larry "Pedro" DePaul is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He becomes a significant arranger and musician in western swing, performing on hits by Spade Cooley and Tex Williams
May 16, 1919
Las Vegas piano player Liberace is born in West Allis, Wisconsin. Noted for his flashy stage wear, he's namechecked in Emmylou Harris' "Mister Sandman" and in Tim McGraw's "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You"
Dec 25, 1919
Tenor vocalist and mandolin player John "Curly" Seckler is born in China Grove, North Carolina. He joins Flatt & Scruggs from 1949-1962, appearing on such classics as "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Jan 16, 1920
Trumpet player and background vocalist Karl Garvin is born in Tennessee. He supports country hits by Jim Reeves, Claude King and Johnny Cash, notably providing one of the two mariachi trumpets on "Ring Of Fire"
Feb 17, 1920
Guitarist Billy Byrd is born in Nashville, Tennessee. After working with Little Jimmy Dickens and George Morgan, he backs Ernest Tubb from 1949-1959, then returns for two more short stints with The Texas Troubadours
Mar 29, 1920
Steel guitarist Jerry Byrd is born in Lima, Ohio. Among his recordings: Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues," Eddy Arnold's "Tennessee Stud," Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" and The Everly Brothers' "Bird Dog"
Apr 18, 1920
Guitarist and vocalist Pete Pyle is born near Burnsville, Mississippi. He joins Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1941-1942 and again briefly in '53, appearing on Monroe's recording of "Orange Blossom Special"
May 12, 1920
Mandolin player Billie "Tiny" Moore is born in Hamilton County, Texas. He works with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1946-1950 and later performs with Merle Haggard and Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen
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