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    • Nov 21, 1913
    Blues musician K.C. Douglas is born in Sharon, Mississippi. His best-known song, "Mercury Boogie," will be re-recorded as "Mercury Blues" by several artists, including Alan Jackson, who earns a country hit with it in 1993
    Dec 21, 1913
    Louise King is born in Payson, Utah. As a member of The King Sisters, she participates in more than a dozen pop hits, plus one country hit: a 1946 remake of Merle Travis' "Divorce Me C.O.D."
    Jul 26, 1914
    Jazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins is born in Birmingham, Alabama. The leader of his own big band, he crosses one song onto the country charts: 1944's "Don't Cry, Baby"
    Sep 12, 1914
    Pop singer Eddy Howard is born in Woodland, California. At the peak of his popularity, he lands a country hit with his 1947 recording of "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
    Oct 10, 1914
    Ivory Joe Hunter is born in Kirbyville, Louisiana. A rhythm & blues singer and songwriter, he pens two songs that become country hits for Sonny James: "Empty Arms" and "Since I Met You Baby"
    Jan 10, 1915
    Blues piano player Buddy Johnson is born in Darlington, South Carolina. He earns a country hit in 1944 with "When My Man Comes Home," sister Ella Johnson singing lead. He also writes "Since I Fell For You," a hit for both Charlie Rich and Con Hunley
    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 6, 1915
    LaVerne Andrews is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joining younger siblings Maxene and Patty, she forms The Andrews Sisters, a pop trio that also appears on the country chart during the 1940s in duets with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb
    Aug 14, 1915
    Alyce King is born in Payson, Utah. A member of the pop group The King Sisters, she also participates in the act's 1946 country remake of "Divorce Me C.O.D."
    Aug 16, 1915
    R&B singer Al Hibbler is born in Tyro, Mississippi. He records one of the original versions of "Unchained Melody" in 1955. The song will go on to become a country hit for Elvis Presley and for LeAnn Rimes



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