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May 7, 1896
Gale Binkley is born in Cheatham County, Tennessee. As a member of The Binkley Brothers, he participates in the inaugural Nashville recording session, held at the YMCA in 1928
Jun 1, 1896
Songwriter Elsie McWilliams is born in Harperville, Mississippi. She co-writes with brother-in-law Jimmie Rodgers, joining the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1979. Among her credits: "Daddy And Home" and "Everybody Does It In Hawaii"
Jul 19, 1896
Banjo player William Hardison is born in Maury County, Tennessee. He joins The Gully Jumpers, a stringband that begins a lengthy Grand Ole Opry association in 1927 and becomes the first Victor act to record in Nashville
Sep 26, 1896
Leonore Vonderleath is born in Mount Pleasant, Illinois. She has a pop hit with the 1927 single "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" It's destined to become a signature song for Elvis Presley
Dec 6, 1896
Pop lyricist Ira Gershwin is born in New York City. His successes include "I Got Rhythm," "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" and "A Foggy Day," which Willie Nelson remakes with Frank Sinatra on the 1994 album "Duets II"
Mar 20, 1897
Singer/songwriter/harmonica player Frank Hutchison is born in Logan, West Virginia. His 1927 version of "Stackalee" is recognized among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 11, 1897
Yodeler and songwriter Johnny Marvin is born in Butler, Oklahoma. He co-writes Gene Autry's 1938 hit "Dust" and appears in many of Autry's western pictures
Aug 4, 1897
Songwriter Billy Cox is born in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He writes "Filipino Baby," a hit for Cowboy Copas and Ernest Tubb, and authors "Sparkling Brown Eyes," a Webb Pierce success
Aug 24, 1897
Songwriter, producer and publisher Fred Rose is born in Evansville, Indiana. Along with Roy Acuff, Rose forms Acuff-Rose Publishing. He also writes "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," among many other country hits and movie titles
Sep 8, 1897
Jimmie Rodgers is born in Meridian, Mississippi. Hailed as the Singing Brakeman, he emerges as the father of country music, best known for his "Blue Yodel (T For Texas)." He is the first performer added to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961
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