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  • Aug 18, 1873
    Pop songwriter Otto Harbach is born in Salt Lake City, Utah. The author of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," he also earns country hits when Slim Whitman covers "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"
    Sep 2, 1924
    "Rose-Marie" makes its Broadway debut. The show's title song--written by Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein and Otto Harbach--becomes a country hit for Slim Whitman 30 years later
    Jan 16, 1926
    The Broadway production of "Rose-Marie" comes to a close. The title song--written by Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein and Otto Harbach--finds new life in country music when Slim Whitman revives it in 1954
    Jan 24, 1963
    Pop songwriter Otto Harbach dies in New York City. Best known for co-writing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," he experienced country hits in the 1950s when Slim Whitman revived "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"

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