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Dec 1, 1919Slim Willet is born in Victor, Texas. He writes "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," which becomes his only hit in 1952, alongside concurrent hit versions by Skeets McDonald, Ray Price and Red FoleyAug 20, 1938"Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" singer and songwriter Slim Willet marries Jimmie Crenshaw in Clyde, TexasJul 1, 1966Slim Willet dies of a heart attack at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. He wrote the classic "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," a Top 10 hit in 1952 and '53 for Willet, Skeets McDonald, Ray Price and Red Foley
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