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Sep 11, 1945
Guitarist Leo Kottke is born in Athens, Georgia. The acclaimed instrumentalist earns a country Grammy nomination in 1988
Oct 4, 1945
Bass player Jack Drake is born in Barnesville, Georgia. As a member of Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours, he performs on more than 50 hits, including "Thanks A Lot," "Rainbow At Midnight" and "Filipino Baby"
Jul 13, 1946
Riley Puckett dies of blood poisoning in College Park, Georgia. The singer, guitarist and banjo player was one of country's seminal recording artists, leading the 1920s string band The Skillet Lickers
Nov 12, 1946
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: The animated Disney movie "Song Of The South" premieres in Atlanta. It provides the title for Alabama's 1989 re-hash of Dixie in the 20th century
Sep 9, 1947
Freddy Weller is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Paul Revere & The Raiders from 1967-1971, he nets six solo country hits from 1969-1973 and writes the Bob Luman/Steve Wariner hit "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
Sep 23, 1947
Songwriter Pat Alger is born in LaGrange, Georgia. He goes on to write Kathy Mattea's "Goin' Gone," Trisha Yearwood's "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart" and Garth Brooks' "Unanswered Prayers" and "The Thunder Rolls," among others. He enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010
Sep 20, 1948
Lena Miller, the mother of vaudevillian performer Emmett Miller, dies in her Macon, Georgia, home, two weeks after suffering a stroke. Referred to as the singer with a "clarinet voice," Emmett Miller was a major influence on Jimmie Rodgers
Oct 5, 1948
Del Bryant is born in Moultrie, Georgia. The son of accomplished songwriting duo Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, he becomes the head of the BMI songwriter organization and also authors Billy "Crash" Craddock's 1978 country hit "I Cheated On A Good Woman's Love"
Nov 27, 1948
Fiddlin' John Carson's wife, Jenny Carson, dies of cancer in Georgia
Jan 31, 1949
Kitty Wells holds the first recording session of her career, beginning with "Death At The Bar," for RCA Records at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. She shares the session with Johnnie & Jack, which includes her husband, Johnny Wright
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