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Apr 11, 1905
Harty Taylor is born in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. He joins Karl Davis to form Karl & Harty, a duo that gains prominence through regular appearances on "The National Barn Dance" on Chicago radio station WLS
Jun 13, 1905
African-American musician Lesley Riddle is born in Burnsville, North Carolina. He becomes an important influence on The Carter Family, joining A.P. Carter to scout for songs in the hills of Appalachia and teaching Maybelle Carter her technique on guitar
Jul 3, 1905
Mandolin player Tommy Leffew is born in Tennessee. He becomes a member of The Fruit Jar Drinkers, a string band that joins the Grand Ole Opry in its early years and remains with the radio show until the 1970s
Aug 24, 1905
Arthur Crudup is born in Forest, Mississippi. The blues singer's "That's Alright, Mama" becomes the song that helps launch Elvis Presley to fame
Sep 22, 1905
Roy "Pop" Lewis is born in Lincolnton, Georgia. With his children, he creates the bluegrass-gospel act The Lewis Family. Their record "His Blood Now Covers My Sin" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Sep 23, 1905
Songwriter Tiny Bradshaw is born in Youngstown, Ohio. He authors Johnny Burnette's "The Train Kept A-Rollin'," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Oct 29, 1905
Songwriter Albert Brumley is born in Spiro, Oklahoma. He authors the gospel classic "I'll Fly Away" and The Stanley Brothers' "Rank Stranger"
Nov 19, 1905
Trombone player Tommy Dorsey is born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. The big-band musician plays on several sessions by influential country singer Emmett Miller and hosts a TV series that features Elvis Presley's first appearance on the tube
Dec 17, 1905
Karl Davis is born in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. He becomes one-half of the duo Karl & Harty, who gain acclaim through regular appearances on "The National Barn Dance" via WLS Radio in Chicago. He also pens Hank Locklin's 1967 single "The Country Hall Of Fame"
Jan 28, 1906
Churchill Kohlman is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While working as a security guard, he authors "Cry," a pop hit for Johnnie Ray covered in country by both Lynn Anderson and Crystal Gayle
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