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Aug 23, 1923
John Bozeman is born in Boothton, Alabama. Under the name Mack Sanders, he becomes a disc jockey and station owner, eventually joining the Country Radio Hall of Fame. He also marries Sherry Bryce, the 1970s duet partner of Mel Tillis
Sep 17, 1923
Hank Williams is born in Mount Olive, Alabama. He becomes one of country music's most influential singer/songwriters, penning "I Saw The Light" and "Your Cheatin' Heart" among his classics before dying tragically at age 29. Williams is one of three inaugural inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961
Nov 21, 1923
Hal Smith is born in Fairview, Alabama. A fiddler for Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb and others, he marries singer Velma Williams, of The Smoky Mountain Boys. He also joins Ray Price to found Pamper Music, a publishing company that provides a songwriting springboard for Willie Nelson, Harlan Howard and Hank Cochran
Apr 21, 1924
Ira Louvin is born in Section, Alabama. Teamed with younger sibling Charlie, The Louvin Brothers become a strong influence on country harmonies after their start on the Grand Ole Opry in 1955, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
Jun 27, 1924
Lloyd George--alias Ken Martin--is born in Haleyville, Alabama. A sideman for Eddy Arnold, he's the first to play "Lonzo" in the Grand Ole Opry comedy act Lonzo & Oscar, best-known for the twisted in-bred bit, "I'm My Own Grandpa"
Oct 20, 1924
Dance band leader Francis Craig marries Elizabeth Gewin at her parents' home in Birmingham, Alabama. He goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," the last song George Jones & Tammy Wynette record together during their marriage
Feb 27, 1925
Rockabilly artist Sid "Hardrock" Gunter is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He writes Red Foley's 1950 hit "Birmingham Bounce"
Aug 15, 1925
Rose Maddox is born in Boaz, Alabama. She fronts the California-based Maddox Brothers & Rose, a wild, energetic touring group in the 1940s and '50s dubbed the Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in America
Oct 11, 1925
Jimmy Murphy is born in Republic, Alabama. His 1950s recording of "Electricity" is considered one of country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 18, 1926
Robert Moncrief is born in Anniston, Alabama. Under the pseudonym Bobby Edwards, he writes and records the 1961 hit "You're The Reason"
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