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Nov 13, 1904
Guitarist Herman Arnspiger is born in Van Alstyne, Texas. During his membership in the Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, he appears on such Bob Wills classics as "Right Or Wrong," "Maiden's Prayer," "Ida Red" and "New San Antonio Rose"
Nov 16, 1904
Songwriter Tommie Connor is born in Bloomsbury, United Kingdom. He authors "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," which hits the country chart through a 1952 recording by Jimmy Boyd
Nov 26, 1904
Woodwind player Charles "Gabe" Ward is born in Knightstown, Indiana. He becomes a member of the comedic "WLS Barn Dance" quartet The Hoosier Hot Shots, who score a trio of mid-1940s hits and appear in several western movies
Nov 30, 1904
Piano player Fred "Papa" Calhoun is born in Chico, Texas. He joins the western swing band Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, appearing on the formative hits "Right Or Wrong" and "Who's Sorry Now?"
Dec 18, 1904
Wilf Carter--a.k.a. Montana Slim--is born in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia. A cowboy and rodeo performer, he begins a recording career in the 1930s that lasts some 50 years, making him one of Canada's first country stars
Jan 10, 1905
Guitarist, whistler and harmonica player Garley Foster is born in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He joins The Carolina Tar Heels, appearing with the stringband on a pair of songs on the Smithsonian's "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
Jan 12, 1905
Maurice "Tex" Ritter is born near Murvaul, Texas. A successful silver-screen cowboy, he builds a music career on top of his acting, with the theme to "High Noon" and several recitations. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1964
Feb 15, 1905
Pop songwriter Harold Arlen is born in Buffalo, New York. He co-writes "Over The Rainbow," the Judy Garland standard, which becomes a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis in 1980
Mar 6, 1905
Bob Wills is born in Kosse, Texas. He becomes a leading figure in western swing, launching such material as "Stay A Little Longer," "Faded Love" and "San Antonio Rose." He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Apr 11, 1905
Paul "Hezzie" Trietsch is born in Arcadia, Indiana. Playing drums and washboard, among other instruments, he helps create the "WLS Barn Dance" band The Hoosier Hot Shots, who earn a trio of mid-1940s hits and appear in numerous westerns
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