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    • Aug 24, 1915
    Wynonie Harris is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Nicknamed Mr. Blues, he joins Lucky Millinder's big band in 1940, singing lead on "Hurry, Hurry," a song that appears during 1944 in the Top 10 on an early version of the Billboard country chart
    Dec 28, 1915
    Roebuck "Pops" Staples is born in Winona, Mississippi, eventually forming The Staple Singers with his son and three daughters. The soul group's "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" is remade as a country hit by The Oak Ridge Boys
    Jul 24, 1916
    Pop singer Bob Eberly is born in Mechanicsville, New York. A vocalist with Jimmy Dorsey's big band, he manages to land one country hit by remaking "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" in 1948
    Sep 1, 1916
    Guitarist Al Nevins is born in Washington, D.C. He joins the instrumental trio The Three Suns who record a 1950 country hit by teaming with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt on "Beyond The Sunset"
    Nov 6, 1916
    Pop arranger Ray Conniff is born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Known for "Somewhere My Love," he arranged several Marty Robbins hits, including "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)," "The Hanging Tree" and "The Story Of My Life"
    May 26, 1917
    Accordion player Morty Nevins is born in Washington, D.C. As a member of The Three Suns, he takes part in a 1950 country hit, "Beyond The Sunset," recorded with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt
    Aug 22, 1917
    Blues musician John Lee Hooker is born in Coahoma County, Mississippi. His song "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" will be mentioned in the lyrics of Eric Church's 2016 country hit "Record Year"
    Nov 12, 1917
    Pop singer Jo Stafford is born in Coalinga, California. She notches hits for 13 years, including the 1947 single "Feudin' And Fightin'," which appears on the country chart
    Dec 31, 1917
    Evelyn Knight is born in Reedville, Virginia. With a handful of pop hits in her pocket, she scores a country Top 10 by teaming with Red Foley on the 1951 release "My Heart Cries For You"
    Jan 3, 1918
    Maxene Andrews is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With siblings LaVerne and Patty, she forms The Andrews Sisters, a World War II-era pop trio that lands on the country charts during the 1940s in collaborations with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb



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