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    • Jul 12, 1895
    Songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II is born in New York City. A composer of the musicals "Oklahoma!" and "The Sound Of Music," he also writes two 1920s songs that become country hits for Slim Whitman: "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"
    Aug 21, 1895
    Songwriter Benny Davis is born in New York. He authors two pop hits that are successfully remade in country music: "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You," by Margo Smith; and "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight," by Jim Reeves & Deborah Allen
    Sep 20, 1895
    Songwriter Bob Miller is born in Memphis, Tennessee. An associate of Elton Britt, he pens the Ernest Tubb hit "Driftwood On The River" and is among the inaugural 20 inductees in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970
    Dec 16, 1895
    Lyricist Andy Razaf is born in Washington, D.C. Razaf writes "Honeysuckle Rose," "In The Mood" and "Ain't Misbehavin'," destined to become a country hit for Hank Williams Jr. in 1986
    Jan 14, 1896
    Pop songwriter Seymour Simons is born in Detroit, Michigan. He authors The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" and "All Of Me," destined to become a 1978 hit for Willie Nelson
    Feb 11, 1896
    Bolivar Lee Shook is born in Prentiss County, Mississippi. Operating as B.L. Shook, he pens Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' 1959 hit "The Cabin On The Hill"
    Feb 22, 1896
    Nacio Herb Brown is born in Deming, New Mexico. A Hollywood tailor for such stars as Rudolph Valentino and Charlie Chaplin, he writes "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)," a Bing Crosby single that becomes a country hit for Red Ingle & The Natural Seven
    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"
    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"



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