Jul 4, 1933

Songwriter Baker Knight is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Among his credits: Rick Nelson's "Lonesome Town," Elvis Presley's "The Wonder Of You," Dave Dudley's "Cowboy Boots" and Mickey Gilley's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time"

Jul 6, 1933

Bob Mulloy is born in Nashville. He founds a music business program in 1971 at Nashville's Belmont University, which becomes a major supplier of workers on Music Row. The school graduates Trisha Yearwood, Brad Paisley, Lee Ann Womack and the members of Florida Georgia Line, among others

Jul 14, 1933

Victor releases a two-sided Jimmie Rodgers single, "Southern Cannonball" backed by "The Land Of My Boyhood Dreams"

Jul 21, 1933

Fiddler Bobby Hicks is born in Newton, North Carolina. He plays on two Jim Reeves hits, plus a passel of Ricky Skaggs singles, including "Country Boy," "I Don't Care" and "Love's Gonna Get You Someday"

Jul 27, 1933

Guitarist Nick Reynolds is born in Coronado, California. He's a founding member of The Kingston Trio, whose folk single "Tom Dooley" wins the first Grammy for Best Country & Western Performance in 1959

Jul 28, 1933

The Girls Of The Golden West hold their first recording session, for the Bluebird label, in Chicago, Illinois. The date includes a cover of Gene Autry's "That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine"

Jul 28, 1933

Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' "Old Pal Of My Heart" and "Mississippi Delta Blues"