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    • Nov 12, 1891
    Songwriter Richard Whiting is born in Peoria, Illinois. In addition to "Hooray For Hollywood," "On The Good Ship Lollipop" and "Ain't We Got Fun," he pens The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze"
    Oct 16, 1905
    CBS-TV executive Hubbell Robinson is born in Schenectady, New York. He's married to pop singer Margaret Whiting in the 1940's when she begins a run of duets with Jimmy Wakely on the country charts
    Jul 18, 1910
    Keyboard player Lou Busch is born in Louisville, Kentucky. Under the stage name Joe "Fingers" Carr, he joins Tennessee Ernie Ford on the 1951 country hit "Tailor Made Woman." He marries pop/country singer Margaret Whiting from 1950-1953
    Jul 22, 1924
    Margaret Whiting is born in Detroit, Michigan. A successful pop singer, she records a series of country duets with Jimmy Wakely that find favor from 1949-1951, particularly the cheatin' classic "Slipping Around"
    Feb 10, 1938
    Songwriter Richard Whiting dies of heart disease in Beverly Hills. The father of Margaret Whiting, he wrote "Hooray For Hollywood," "On The Good Ship Lollipop," "Ain't We Got Fun" and The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze"
    Jul 11, 1946
    Porn star Jack Wrangler is born in Beverly Hills, California. He eventually becomes the fourth husband of pop singer Margaret Whiting, who records the country duet "Slipping Around" with Jimmy Wakely just days after Wrangler turned three
    Dec 29, 1948
    Pop singer Margaret Whiting marries CBS-TV executive Hubbell Robinson in Las Vegas. Within months, she records the country hits "Slipping Around" and "Wedding Bells" with Jimmy Wakely
    Jul 20, 1949
    Jimmy Wakely records "Slipping Around" and "Wedding Bells" with Margaret Whiting at the Capitol Studios on Melrose in Hollywood
    Aug 18, 1949
    Pop singer Margaret Whiting's divorce from CBS executive Hubbell Robinson is finalized in California. It comes as she's enjoying a string of country duets with Jimmy Wakely, including "Wedding Bells" and "Slipping Around"
    Oct 8, 1949
    Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely reach the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Slipping Around"
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