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  • Sep 20, 1892
    Songwriter Roy Turk is born in New York, New York. He writes Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome To-night?" and Marty Robbins' "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"
    Nov 30, 1934
    Pop songwriter Roy Turk dies of pneumonia in Hollywood. His song "Are You Lonesome To-night?" is destined to become an Elvis Presley classic, while Turk's "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" is covered by Marty Robbins

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