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Nov 28, 1914
Fiddler Cecil Brower is born in Bellevue, Texas. He becomes an influential western swing musician after joining Milton Brown's Musical Brownies. He later plays on hits by Porter Wagoner, Bobby Bare and Loretta Lynn
Mar 24, 1915
Bass player Johnny Miller is born in Pasadena, California. As a member of The King Cole Trio, he plays on two songs that appear on an early verson of Billboard's country chart during 1944: "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'"
Mar 9, 1915
Trumpet player Jamie MacIntosh is born. During a brief membership with Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, he plays on the 1941 classic "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
Apr 25, 1915
Cliff Bruner is born in Texas City, Texas. The fiddler performs briefly with Milton Brown before going on his own and recording for Decca in the late-1930s
May 20, 1915
Arranger and trumpet player Bill McElhiney is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He appears on hits by Bill Anderson, Jim Reeves and Johnny Cash, most notably the 1963 classic "Ring Of Fire"
May 27, 1915
Bass player and vocalist Bert Dodson is born in Dallas, Texas. He joins The Cass County Boys, performing on Dallas radio station WFAA before moving into movies. Dodson also backs Johnny Bond on two hits: "Sober, Sick And Sorry" and "Love Song In 32 Bars"
Jun 9, 1915
Guitarist and studio innovator Les Paul is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His album with Chet Atkins, "Chester And Lester," wins a country Grammy in 1977, and he earns a country hit, "Mockin' Bird Hill," with wife Mary Ford in 1951
Jul 1, 1915
Blues musician Willie Dixon is born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Influential in R&B and rock, he plays bass on Chuck Berry's "Maybellene," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 16, 1915
Gilbert "Speck" Rhodes is born in West Plains, Missouri. He plays bass and does comedy as a member of Porter Wagoner's band, The Wagonmasters
Sep 4, 1915
Singer/guitarist Woody Carter is born in Washington, D.C. He earns a hit with his 1949 single "Sittin' On The Doorstep" and appears among the backing musicians on Floyd Tillman's "Slipping Around"
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