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Jun 24, 1900
Pop vocalist Gene Austin is born in Gainesville, Texas. The most popular singer preceding the Great Depression, he earns a 1928 hit with "Ramona," which Billy Walker remakes as a country hit in 1968
Jun 25, 1900
Songwriter Joe Beal is born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He's best known for writing the Bobby Helms Christmas classic "Jingle Bell Rock"
Jun 27, 1900
Bass player Milt Mabie is born in Midland, Texas. He marries the leader of Louise Massey & The Westerners, grabbing five crossover hits during the 1930s and '40s
Jul 10, 1900
Pop songwriter Mitchell Parish is born in Lithuania. His song "Star Dust" becomes the title of a landmark Willie Nelson album in 1978
Aug 8, 1900
Herald Goodman, of The Vagabonds, is born in Tennessee. The vocal group becomes one of the Grand Ole Opry's most popular acts during the 1930s
Aug 8, 1900
Lucky Millinder is born in Anniston, Alabama. A big-band leader, he lands two of his singles on an early version of Billboard's country charts during 1944: "Sweet Slumber" and "Hurry, Hurry"
Aug 29, 1900
Buell Kazee is born in Magoffin County, Kentucky. The folk singer and banjo player records numerous sides for Brunswick in the late-1920s, reviving his career on the folk circuit during the 1970s. Three of those songs are featured in the influential 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
Sep 7, 1900
Cajun songwriter Amadie Breaux is born near Rayne, Louisiana. Breaux writes and records the first version of the classic "Jole Blon," made famous by Harry Choates
Sep 10, 1900
Dance band leader Francis Craig is born in Dickson, Tennessee. He writes a 1947 pop hit, "Near You," which is destined to become a country hit in 1977 for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Oct 3, 1900
Southern novelist Thomas Wolfe is born in Asheville, North Carolina. Best known for his book "You Can't Go Home Again," he's namechecked 80 years later in Don Williams' "Good Ole Boys Like Me"
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