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Oct 7, 1900
Pop songwriter Ralph Rainger is born in New York City. Known for writing the Bob Hope theme song "Thanks For The Memory," he also writes "Blue Hawaii," recorded by Willie Nelson for the "Honeymoon In Vegas" soundtrack
Oct 13, 1900
Pop songwriter Gerald Marks is born in Saginaw, Michigan. His best-known creation is "All Of Me," recorded more than 2,000 times. Willie Nelson's version becomes a country hit in 1978
Nov 12, 1900
Dean Upson is born. He becomes a member of The Vagabonds, a vocal trio that emerges among the most popular acts on the Grand Ole Opry during the 1930s
Dec 24, 1900
Roy Blackwood is born in Choctaw County, Mississippi. He co-founds The Blackwood Brothers, a gospel group whose "His Hand In Mine" is cited among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Dec 25, 1900
Songwriter, bandleader and cowboy-movie musician Al Trace is born in Chicago. He writes "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes," a 1949 country hit for Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
Feb 1, 1901
Debonair actor Clark Gable is born in Cadiz, Ohio. Noted for roles in "Gone With The Wind" and "The Misfits," he's referenced in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1972 hit "Do You Remember These"
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
Feb 18, 1901
Wayne King, often called the Waltz King, is born in Savannah, Illinois. The pop singer writes a pair of country hits: The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Annabelle" and Ferlin Husky's "The Waltz You Saved For Me"
Mar 1, 1901
Old-time fiddler Tommy Jarrell is born in Surry County, North Carolina. A future member of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, he earns a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
Apr 16, 1901
Gospel songwriter James B. Coats is born in Summerland, Mississippi. He authors "The Sweetest Gift," a prison tale that becomes a country hit in 1976 for Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
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