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  • Nov 16, 1944
    Chuck Berry, a future member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, pleads guilty in Boone County, Missouri, for using a gun to steal a car. He and three friends are sentenced to 10 years in prison. He serves three years
    Jun 23, 1945
    Record executive Roy Wunsch is born in St. Louis, Missouri. He heads CBS/Sony from 1988-1993, playing a role in the careers of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell and Joe Diffie
    Jul 3, 1945
    Guitarist John Wilkinson is born in Springfield, Missouri. During his tenure with Elvis Presley, he plays on such hits as "Way Down," "Moody Blue," "The Wonder Of You," "Burning Love" and "Unchained Melody"
    Jul 22, 1945
    Lula Grace Johnson marries Mearle Wood at the Church of Christ in West Plains, Missouri. Some 15 years later, she realizes her first country hit under the professional name Jan Howard
    Jan 25, 1946
    Porter Wagoner gets married to Ruth Williams at the home of his sister, Lorraine, in West Plains, Missouri
    Jun 13, 1946
    Steel guitarist Speedy West leaves Springfield, Missouri, with his wife and son in a Lincoln Zephyr to re-establish himself in Los Angeles. He subsequently works with such acts as Loretta Lynn, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Johnny Bond
    Jan 5, 1947
    Drummer and vocalist Larry Michael Lee is born in Springfield, Missouri. After a career with pop's Ozark Mountain Daredevils, he goes on to produce country hits for Alabama, Restless Heart and The Remingtons
    Feb 17, 1947
    Porter Wagoner begins a three-year stint at the International Shoe Company manufacturing plant in West Plains, Missouri, for 57.5 cents per hour
    Mar 12, 1947
    Harmonica player Onie Wheeler, a future member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, has a daughter, Karen Wheeler, in Sikeston, Missouri
    Apr 13, 1947
    Concert promoter Harry Compton is born in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He receives credit as a songwriter on the Conway Twitty hit "How Much More Can She Stand"

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