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Aug 15, 1901
Lyricist Ned Washington is born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He writes "When You Wish Upon A Star," "The Nearness Of You" and the Tex Ritter song "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
Sep 17, 1901
Stuart Gorrell is born in Knox, Indiana. He writes the lyrics to a Hoagy Carmichael melody, becoming a co-writer of the classic "Georgia On My Mind," a 1978 country hit for Willie Nelson
Sep 27, 1901
Songwriter Beasley Smith is born in McEwen, Tennessee. He writes the pop standard "That Lucky Old Sun" and the Roy Acuff classic "Night Train To Memphis"
Nov 1, 1901
Lew Childre is born in Opp, Oklahoma. Influenced by medicine shows, he combines instrumental work, singing, jokes and dance in a career that includes radio, recording, comedy and a stint on the Grand Ole Opry
Nov 16, 1901
Songwriter Jesse Stone is born in Atchison, Kansas. Sometimes operating under the pseudonym Charles Calhoun, he authors Elvis Presley's "Shake, Rattle And Roll" and "Don't Let Go," a Roy Hamilton R&B hit that's covered as a country duet by Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce
Dec 5, 1901
Ray Whitley is born near Atlanta, Georgia. A silver screen cowboy, manager and performer, he writes Gene Autry's signature song "Back In The Saddle Again"
Dec 5, 1901
Walt Disney is born in Chicago. The entertainment mogul, creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland, builds a huge conglomerate which yields the Lyric Street label in the 1990s. The company develops hits for Aaron Tippin, Rascal Flatts and SHeDAISY
Dec 7, 1901
Bass player Jack Taylor is born in Summershade, Kentucky. He emerges in 1932 with The Prairie Ramblers, a group that performs on WLS Radio and backs up Patsy Montana on the 1935 hit "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Dec 13, 1901
Pioneering record producer Eli Oberstein is born in New York City. He oversees sessions for The Delmore Brothers, The Blue Sky Boys, Ernest Tubb, The Monroe Brothers and The Hackberry Ramblers
Feb 2, 1902
Lester McFarland is born in Gray, Kentucky. He becomes one-half of Mac & Bob, a duo that gains acclaim on WLS Radio's "National Barn Dance"
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