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    • Apr 8, 1923
    Jimmie Osborne is born in Winchester, Kentucky. The folk singer/songwriter lands three post-War hits, the biggest coming with "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," written after a young girl died in a well
    Sep 21, 1947
    Jimmie Osborne records "My Heart Echoes" in Dallas
    Apr 8, 1949
    A three-year-old girl falls into a well in San Marino, California. The event inspires Jimmie Osborne to write and record "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," with half his royalties going to a memorial fund established in her name
    Apr 18, 1949
    Jimmie Osborne records "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," inspired by a girl who died after falling into a California well, in Cincinnati
    Jul 26, 1950
    Jimmie Osborne records "God Please Protect America" in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 26, 1957
    Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his trailer home in Louisville, Kentucky. The singer/songwriter had three hits, the biggest coming with a topical single, "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus"
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