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    • May 12, 1921
    Joe Maphis is born in Suffolk, Virginia. He performs as a sideman on recordings by Rick Nelson, Wanda Jackson and Tommy Sands, among others, but is best known for recording the theme to "Bonanza"
    May 16, 1921
    Guitarist Herschel "Speedy" Haworth is born in Springfield, Missouri. He plays on most of Porter Wagoner's early hits, including "A Satisfied Mind," "Uncle Pen" and "Eat, Drink, And Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)"
    Jun 24, 1921
    Guitarist Jimmy Self is born in Childress, Texas. He plays on hit records by RCA acts Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson and Hank Locklin
    Jun 27, 1921
    Steel guitarist Red Murrell is born in Willow Springs, Missouri. He plays on several Hank Thompson singles, including "Whoa Sailor," "The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder" and "Soft Lips," plus the Jack Guthrie single "Oklahoma Hills"
    Jul 21, 1921
    Guitarist/songwriter Eddie Hill is born in Delano, Tennessee. He plays on numerous recordings by Kitty Wells, Johnnie & Jack and The Louvin Brothers; and writes hits for Jimmy Wakely and Johnny Horton
    Oct 4, 1921
    Fiddler J.R. "Jelly" Sanders is born in Duncan, Oklahoma. As a member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he performs on a long line of hits, including "Together Again," "Act Naturally," "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" and--appropriately--"Second Fiddle"
    Nov 10, 1921
    Harmonica player Onie Wheeler is born in Senath, Missouri. He becomes a longtime member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Dec 28, 1921
    Guitarist Melvin "Leon" Short is born in Ranger, Texas. As a member of Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours, he plays on more than a dozen hits, including "Soldier's Last Letter," "Filipino Baby" and "Careless Darlin'"
    Jan 25, 1922
    Guitarist Jimmy Wyble is born in Port Arthur, Texas. He joins Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1943-1945, appearing on such hits as "Stay A Little Longer," "Smoke On The Water" and "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima"
    Mar 14, 1922
    Pianist and arranger Les Baxter is born in Mexia, Texas. Noted for his work with Bob Hope and Nat King Cole, his Les Baxter Chorus supports Jimmy Wakely on the 1951 pop and country hit "Beautiful Brown Eyes"



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