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    • Aug 8, 1934
    The Sons Of The Pioneers record "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" in Los Angeles during the group's first recording session
    Aug 8, 1933
    R&B vocalist Joe Tex is born in Rogers, Texas. Noted for the singles "I Gotcha" and "Skinny Legs And All," he earns a country hit as a songwriter after Barbara Mandrell covers his 1967 recording, "Show Me"
    Aug 8, 1932
    Mel Tillis is born in Pahokee, Florida. After finding success by writing Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Patsy Cline's "So Wrong" and Webb Pierce's "I Ain't Never," among others, he turns his stutter into a comedic twist and develops a successful career as an artist, earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Aug 8, 1929
    Jimmie Rodgers records three songs at the Jefferson Hotel in Dallas: "Everybody Does It In Hawaii," "Train Whistle Blues" and "Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues"
    Aug 8, 1921
    Webb Pierce is born in West Monroe, Louisiana. He gains a reputation for a nasal twang and garish stage persona, but becomes one of the biggest honky-tonk stars of the 1950s through such titles as "I Ain't Never," "In The Jailhouse Now" and "There Stands The Glass." He reaches the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
    Aug 8, 1907
    Alto sax player Benny Carter is born in Harlem. A significant jazz figure, he makes one appearance in an early version of Billboard's country charts, reaching upper levels in 1944 with "Hurry, Hurry!"
    Aug 8, 1902
    Carrie Williamson is born in Mississippi. She is destined to become the second wife of Jimmie Rodgers, recognized as the Father of Country Music
    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"
    Aug 8, 1900
    Herald Goodman, of The Vagabonds, is born in Tennessee. The vocal group becomes one of the Grand Ole Opry's most popular acts during the 1930s
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