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  • Feb 6, 1888
    Songwriter Haven Gillespie is born in Covington, Kentucky. In addition to the holiday standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," he writes The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" and the western-swing classic "Right Or Wrong"
    May 15, 1972
    "Sea Of Heartbreak" songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David join the Songwriters Hall of Fame during an event at New York's Americana Hotel. Other inductees include Leo Robin, Carl Sigman, Mitchell Parish, Haven Gillespie, Pete Seeger, Arthur Freed, Edgar Leslie, E.Y. Harburg and Andy Razaf
    Mar 14, 1975
    Songwriter Haven Gillespie dies in Las Vegas. In addition to the holiday classic "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," he wrote The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" and the western-swing classic "Right Or Wrong"

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