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Jan 31, 1796
Guitar maker C.F. Martin is born in Germany. His instrument finds its way into the hands of such acts as Elvis Presley, George Jones, Jimmie Rodgers, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson and Ernest Tubb, among others
May 25, 1877
Pop singer Billy Murray is born in Philadelphia. He launches "Are You From Dixie (Cause I'm From Dixie Too)" onto the hit parade in 1916. Jerry Reed turns it into a country hit in 1969
Jan 20, 1889
Huddie Ledbetter is born near Mooringsport, Louisiana. Under the name Lead Belly, he becomes a major blues figure. His song "Goodnight Irene" becomes a country hit twice in 1950, for Moon Mullican, and for Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
Mar 28, 1890
Big band leader Paul Whiteman is born in Denver, Colorado. His 1928 hit "Among My Souvenirs" and 1930 recording "Without A Song" are remade as country hits 50 years later by Marty Robbins and Willie Nelson, respectively
Sep 26, 1896
Leonore Vonderleath is born in Mount Pleasant, Illinois. She has a pop hit with the 1927 single "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" It's destined to become a signature song for Elvis Presley
Mar 5, 1898
Bandleader and Columbia executive Ben Selvin is born in Queens, New York. He scores a #1 pop hit in 1927 with Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies." The song is revived in country music by Willie Nelson in 1978
Jun 24, 1900
Pop vocalist Gene Austin is born in Gainesville, Texas. The most popular singer preceding the Great Depression, he earns a 1928 hit with "Ramona," which Billy Walker remakes as a country hit in 1968
Aug 8, 1900
Lucky Millinder is born in Anniston, Alabama. A big-band leader, he lands two of his singles on an early version of Billboard's country charts during 1944: "Sweet Slumber" and "Hurry, Hurry"
Sep 10, 1900
Dance band leader Francis Craig is born in Dickson, Tennessee. He writes a 1947 pop hit, "Near You," which is destined to become a country hit in 1977 for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Feb 15, 1901
Blues singer James "Kokomo" Arnold is born in Lovejoy, Texas. He writes and records the original version of "Milk Cow Blues," a 1941 hit for Johnnie Lee Wills
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