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  • Feb 14, 1908
    Harmonica player Lonnie Glosson is born in Judsonia, Arkansas. He works with Molly O'Day and Wayne Raney, with whom he co-writes the 1949 hit "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me"
    Jul 8, 1908
    Jazz and blues musician Louis Jordan is born in Brinkley, Arkansas. He lands three songs on the Billboard country chart when the magazine establishes the list in 1944
    Jul 10, 1908
    Paul Howard is born in Midland, Arkansas. A member of the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s, he lays claim to be the first musician to plug in a guitar on the venerable show. He also writes the Wesley Tuttle hit "With Tears In My Eyes"
    Sep 14, 1908
    Western swing guitarist Harley Huggins is born in Arkansas. He plays on Johnnie Lee Wills' classic "Milk Cow Blues," plus Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' 1945 hit "White Cross On Okinawa"
    Oct 30, 1908
    Patsy Montana is born in Hope, Arkansas. She records the first million-selling country single by a female, "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart," and enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996
    Nov 3, 1911
    Record executive Fabor Robison is born in Beebe, Arkansas. He founds Abbott Records and Fabor Records, establishing recording careers for Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton and The Browns
    Jun 27, 1913
    Elton Britt is born in Zack, Arkansas. A long-shot presidential candidate in 1960, the yodeling performer sells more than a million copies of his World War II-era single “There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Sep 11, 1913
    College football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant is born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas. A longtime fixture at the University of Alabama, he's referenced in Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice"
    Feb 16, 1914
    Jimmy Wakely is born in Mineola, Arkansas. He introduces the cheatin' song to country music, with his 1948 recordings "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart" and "Slipping Around," which pairs him with pop singer Margaret Whiting
    Mar 14, 1914
    Folk singer/songwriter Lee Hays is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A member of The Weavers, he co-writes Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"

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