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FEBRUARY 11
SONG OF THE DAY
1946 - Guitar Polka - Al Dexter
1954 - Bimbo - Jim Reeves
1955 - Let Me Go, Lover - Hank Snow
1956 - Why Baby Why - Red Sovine & Webb Pierce (written by George Jones)
1962 - Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke
1967 - Don't Come Home A-Drinkin - Loretta Lynn
1970 - A Week in a Country Jail - Tom T. Hall
1978 - I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love - Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends
1986 - Hurt - Juice Newton
HOLIDAYS
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Hot Toddy Day
National Shut-In Visitation Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
EVENTS
1751 - America's first hospital, the Pennsylvania Hospital, opened in Philadelphia.
1790 - The Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, sent the United States Congress a petition calling
for the emancipation of slaves.
1805 - Sacagawea, the Shoshone Indian interpreter and guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition, gave birth to
her first child, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. Still only a teenager, Sacagawea was the wife of a French-
Canadian fur trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau, who had purchased her from Hidatsa kidnappers. When the
party set out up the Missouri in April 1805, Sacagawea carried Jean Baptiste on her back in an Indian
cradleboard.
1858 - In Lourdes, southern France, Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, a 14-year-old French peasant girl, first
claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary.
1861 - President-elect Abraham Lincoln left his home in Springfield, Illinois, as he embarked on his journey to
Washington. Mary Lincoln was in St. Louis on a shopping trip. "Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and
have passed from a young man to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now
leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested
upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being...I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I
cannot fail...To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an
affectionate farewell." A funeral train carried him back to Springfield just over four years later.
1929 - The Lateran Treaty created the state of the Vatican City and guaranteed to the Holy See full and
independent sovereignty.
1937 - After a difficult 44-day sit-down strike at the Fisher Body plant in Flint, Michigan, General Motors (GM)
President Alfred P. Sloan signed the first union contract in the history of the U.S. automobile industry.
1937 - For the first time, all three major radio networks simultaneously broadcast a program. At the time, the
three networks were CBS, NBC, and Mutual. All three broadcast a benefit concert from Radio City Music hall
benefiting the American National Red Cross.
1942 - "Archie" comic books first appeared on newsstands.
1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was chosen to command the allied armies in Europe. The General’s
efforts during World War II boosted his popularity, and less than 10 years later, he was elected President of
the United States.
1945 - It was the second conference of the "Big Three" Allied leaders--U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Yalta, a Soviet town on the Black
Sea. The war had progressed mightily since their last meeting, which had taken place in Tehran in late 1943.
A frail President Roosevelt, two months from his death, accompanied by his daughter, Anna, concentrated his
efforts on gaining Soviet support for the U.S. war effort against Japan. Roosevelt took his daughter, Anna,
with him to Yalta instead of his wife, Eleanor, as he and his advisors agreed that Anna would be best able to
focus on caring for the ailing president. Roosevelt’s former habit of consulting with his wife in diplomatic
matters began to wane and his ill health and her subsequent irritation with him made the normally congenial
couple snappish with each other. Most of the Yalta accords remained secret until after World War II.
1951 - Marshall Teague drove a Hudson Hornet to victory on the beach oval of the 160-mile Daytona Grand
National at Daytona Beach, Florida.
1959 - Racer Marshall Teague died at age 36 while testing Chapman Root's Sumar Special Indy Car in a
closed course speed record attempt at the new Daytona International Speedway. On February 10, 1959,
Teague had set an unofficial closed course speed record of 171.821 mph. The next day, his car spun and
flipped through the third turn and Teague was thrown, seat and all, from his car. He died instantly.
1960 - Jack Paar, host of NBC's The Tonight Show, walked off the program to protest censorship. Infuriated
when censors cut a joke about a "water closet," claiming it was in poor taste, Paar stormed off the set in tears
and did not return to the show until March 7th, following a trip to Hong Kong, and stayed around for another
two years as host of "Tonight".
"An English lady, while visiting Switzerland, was looking for a room, and she asked the schoolmaster if he
could recommend any to her. He took her to see several rooms, and when everything was settled, the lady
returned to her home to make the final preparations to move. When she arrived home, the thought suddenly
occurred to her that she had not seen a "W.C." around the place. So she immediately wrote a note to the
schoolmaster asking him if there were a "W.C." around. The schoolmaster was a very poor student of English,
so he asked the parish priest if he could help in the matter. Together they tired to discover the meaning of the
letters "W.C.," and the only solution they could find for the letters was letters was a Wayside Chapel. The
schoolmaster then wrote to the English lady the following note:
Dear Madam,
I take great pleasure in informing you that the W.C. is situated nine miles from the house you occupy, in the
center of a beautiful grove of pine trees surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable of holding 229 people and
it is open on Sunday and Thursday only. As there are a great number of people and they are expected during
the summer months, I would suggest that you come early: although there is plenty of standing room as a rule.
You will no doubt be glad to hear that a good number of people bring their lunch and make a day of it. While
others who can afford to go by car arrive just in time. I would especially recommend that your ladyship go on
Thursday when there is a musical accompaniment. It may interest you to know that my daughter was married
in the W.C. and it was there that she met her husband. I can remember the rush there was for seats. There
were ten people to a seat ordinarily occupied by one. It was wonderful to see the expression on their faces.
The newest attraction is a bell donated by a wealthy resident of the district. It rings every time a person enters.
A bazaar is to be held to provide plush seats for all the people, since they feel it is a long felt need. My wife is
rather delicate, so she can't attend regularly. I shall be delighted to reserve the best seat for you if you wish,
where you will be seen by all. For the children, there is a special time and place so that they will not disturb
the elders. Hoping to have been of service to you, I remain,
Sincerely,
The Schoolmaster."
1963 - Julia Child's 'The French Chef' premiered on TV.
1970 - Japan's first satellite, was successfully launched into an orbit around Earth. The achievement made
Japan the world's fourth space power, after the Soviet Union in 1957, the United States in 1958, and France in
1965. Two months after Japan's launching of Ohsumi, China became the world's fifth space power when it
successfully launched Mao 1 into space.
1970 - "Variety" reported this day that Walt Disney had secretly taken its "Song of the South" movie out of
circulation back in 1958. Originally released in 1946, the live-action/animated flick featuring Brer Fox, Brer
Rabbit, Brer Bear, Uncle Remus and kids, Johnny and Ginny, won an Academy Award (1947) for the song,
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah". James Baskett won an Oscar for his Uncle Remus role. "Variety" said "Song of the
South" was pulled because of “...racist attitudes reflected in the Negro roles in the film.”
1977 - The heaviest lobster known was caught off Nova Scotia, weighing in at 44 lb 6 oz .
1985 - Kent Hrbek became the first Minnesota Twins player ever to sign a $1 million contract. As the Twins
celebrated their 24th year as a franchise of the American League, the first baseman signed a five-year, $6-
million pact.
1990 - James ‘Buster’ Douglas knocked out ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson in the 10th round to grab the heavyweight
boxing crown. Douglas went into that bout in Tokyo a 35-1 underdog.
1994 - Five astronauts and a cosmonaut returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery after the first
joint United States-Russian space shuttle mission.
1997 - Hoyt Axton was arrested at his home in Montana after local authorities found a large amount of
marijuana in his residence.
2006 - During a hunting trip in Texas, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a member of
the hunting party.
BIRTHDAYS
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison (inventor of more than 1000 patented ideas; passed away October 18, 1931)
1909 - Max (Maximillian Adalbert) Baer (‘The Livermore Larruper’: boxer; father of Beverly Hillbillies’ actor Max
Baer Jr.; died Nov 21, 1959)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen (actor: Police Squad, Airplane, Airplane II, Naked Gun series, Dead and Loving It,
Forbidden Planet, Wrongfully Accused)
1936 - Burt Reynolds (Emmy Award-winning actor: Evening Shade [1991], Gunsmoke, Deliverance, Smokey
and the Bandit, Cannonball Run, The Longest Yard, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
SONG OF THE DAY
1946 - Guitar Polka - Al Dexter
1954 - Bimbo - Jim Reeves
1955 - Let Me Go, Lover - Hank Snow
1956 - Why Baby Why - Red Sovine & Webb Pierce (written by George Jones)
1962 - Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke
1967 - Don't Come Home A-Drinkin - Loretta Lynn
1970 - A Week in a Country Jail - Tom T. Hall
1978 - I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love - Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends
1986 - Hurt - Juice Newton
HOLIDAYS
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Hot Toddy Day
National Shut-In Visitation Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
EVENTS
1751 - America's first hospital, the Pennsylvania Hospital, opened in Philadelphia.
1790 - The Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, sent the United States Congress a petition calling
for the emancipation of slaves.
1805 - Sacagawea, the Shoshone Indian interpreter and guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition, gave birth to
her first child, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. Still only a teenager, Sacagawea was the wife of a French-
Canadian fur trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau, who had purchased her from Hidatsa kidnappers. When the
party set out up the Missouri in April 1805, Sacagawea carried Jean Baptiste on her back in an Indian
cradleboard.
1858 - In Lourdes, southern France, Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, a 14-year-old French peasant girl, first
claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary.
1861 - President-elect Abraham Lincoln left his home in Springfield, Illinois, as he embarked on his journey to
Washington. Mary Lincoln was in St. Louis on a shopping trip. "Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and
have passed from a young man to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now
leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested
upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being...I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I
cannot fail...To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an
affectionate farewell." A funeral train carried him back to Springfield just over four years later.
1929 - The Lateran Treaty created the state of the Vatican City and guaranteed to the Holy See full and
independent sovereignty.
1937 - After a difficult 44-day sit-down strike at the Fisher Body plant in Flint, Michigan, General Motors (GM)
President Alfred P. Sloan signed the first union contract in the history of the U.S. automobile industry.
1937 - For the first time, all three major radio networks simultaneously broadcast a program. At the time, the
three networks were CBS, NBC, and Mutual. All three broadcast a benefit concert from Radio City Music hall
benefiting the American National Red Cross.
1942 - "Archie" comic books first appeared on newsstands.
1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was chosen to command the allied armies in Europe. The General’s
efforts during World War II boosted his popularity, and less than 10 years later, he was elected President of
the United States.
1945 - It was the second conference of the "Big Three" Allied leaders--U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Yalta, a Soviet town on the Black
Sea. The war had progressed mightily since their last meeting, which had taken place in Tehran in late 1943.
A frail President Roosevelt, two months from his death, accompanied by his daughter, Anna, concentrated his
efforts on gaining Soviet support for the U.S. war effort against Japan. Roosevelt took his daughter, Anna,
with him to Yalta instead of his wife, Eleanor, as he and his advisors agreed that Anna would be best able to
focus on caring for the ailing president. Roosevelt’s former habit of consulting with his wife in diplomatic
matters began to wane and his ill health and her subsequent irritation with him made the normally congenial
couple snappish with each other. Most of the Yalta accords remained secret until after World War II.
1951 - Marshall Teague drove a Hudson Hornet to victory on the beach oval of the 160-mile Daytona Grand
National at Daytona Beach, Florida.
1959 - Racer Marshall Teague died at age 36 while testing Chapman Root's Sumar Special Indy Car in a
closed course speed record attempt at the new Daytona International Speedway. On February 10, 1959,
Teague had set an unofficial closed course speed record of 171.821 mph. The next day, his car spun and
flipped through the third turn and Teague was thrown, seat and all, from his car. He died instantly.
1960 - Jack Paar, host of NBC's The Tonight Show, walked off the program to protest censorship. Infuriated
when censors cut a joke about a "water closet," claiming it was in poor taste, Paar stormed off the set in tears
and did not return to the show until March 7th, following a trip to Hong Kong, and stayed around for another
two years as host of "Tonight".
"An English lady, while visiting Switzerland, was looking for a room, and she asked the schoolmaster if he
could recommend any to her. He took her to see several rooms, and when everything was settled, the lady
returned to her home to make the final preparations to move. When she arrived home, the thought suddenly
occurred to her that she had not seen a "W.C." around the place. So she immediately wrote a note to the
schoolmaster asking him if there were a "W.C." around. The schoolmaster was a very poor student of English,
so he asked the parish priest if he could help in the matter. Together they tired to discover the meaning of the
letters "W.C.," and the only solution they could find for the letters was letters was a Wayside Chapel. The
schoolmaster then wrote to the English lady the following note:
Dear Madam,
I take great pleasure in informing you that the W.C. is situated nine miles from the house you occupy, in the
center of a beautiful grove of pine trees surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable of holding 229 people and
it is open on Sunday and Thursday only. As there are a great number of people and they are expected during
the summer months, I would suggest that you come early: although there is plenty of standing room as a rule.
You will no doubt be glad to hear that a good number of people bring their lunch and make a day of it. While
others who can afford to go by car arrive just in time. I would especially recommend that your ladyship go on
Thursday when there is a musical accompaniment. It may interest you to know that my daughter was married
in the W.C. and it was there that she met her husband. I can remember the rush there was for seats. There
were ten people to a seat ordinarily occupied by one. It was wonderful to see the expression on their faces.
The newest attraction is a bell donated by a wealthy resident of the district. It rings every time a person enters.
A bazaar is to be held to provide plush seats for all the people, since they feel it is a long felt need. My wife is
rather delicate, so she can't attend regularly. I shall be delighted to reserve the best seat for you if you wish,
where you will be seen by all. For the children, there is a special time and place so that they will not disturb
the elders. Hoping to have been of service to you, I remain,
Sincerely,
The Schoolmaster."
1963 - Julia Child's 'The French Chef' premiered on TV.
1970 - Japan's first satellite, was successfully launched into an orbit around Earth. The achievement made
Japan the world's fourth space power, after the Soviet Union in 1957, the United States in 1958, and France in
1965. Two months after Japan's launching of Ohsumi, China became the world's fifth space power when it
successfully launched Mao 1 into space.
1970 - "Variety" reported this day that Walt Disney had secretly taken its "Song of the South" movie out of
circulation back in 1958. Originally released in 1946, the live-action/animated flick featuring Brer Fox, Brer
Rabbit, Brer Bear, Uncle Remus and kids, Johnny and Ginny, won an Academy Award (1947) for the song,
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah". James Baskett won an Oscar for his Uncle Remus role. "Variety" said "Song of the
South" was pulled because of “...racist attitudes reflected in the Negro roles in the film.”
1977 - The heaviest lobster known was caught off Nova Scotia, weighing in at 44 lb 6 oz .
1985 - Kent Hrbek became the first Minnesota Twins player ever to sign a $1 million contract. As the Twins
celebrated their 24th year as a franchise of the American League, the first baseman signed a five-year, $6-
million pact.
1990 - James ‘Buster’ Douglas knocked out ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson in the 10th round to grab the heavyweight
boxing crown. Douglas went into that bout in Tokyo a 35-1 underdog.
1994 - Five astronauts and a cosmonaut returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery after the first
joint United States-Russian space shuttle mission.
1997 - Hoyt Axton was arrested at his home in Montana after local authorities found a large amount of
marijuana in his residence.
2006 - During a hunting trip in Texas, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a member of
the hunting party.
BIRTHDAYS
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison (inventor of more than 1000 patented ideas; passed away October 18, 1931)
1909 - Max (Maximillian Adalbert) Baer (‘The Livermore Larruper’: boxer; father of Beverly Hillbillies’ actor Max
Baer Jr.; died Nov 21, 1959)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen (actor: Police Squad, Airplane, Airplane II, Naked Gun series, Dead and Loving It,
Forbidden Planet, Wrongfully Accused)
1936 - Burt Reynolds (Emmy Award-winning actor: Evening Shade [1991], Gunsmoke, Deliverance, Smokey
and the Bandit, Cannonball Run, The Longest Yard, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
FEBRUARY 12
SONG OF THE DAY
1947 - So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed - Merle Travis
1949 - I Want To Go With You Eddy Arnold
1968 - Take Me To Your World Tammy Wynette
1972 - One's On The Way - Loretta Lynn
1983 - Til I Can Gain Control Again - Crystal Gayle
HOLIDAYS
National Plum Pudding Day
Pick A New Love Song Day
EVENTS
1872 - Silas Noble and James P. Cooley of Massachusetts patented a toothpick making machine.
1878 - Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask.
1900 - J.W. Packard received his first automotive patent a year after forming his company with partner
George Weiss. Among Packard's necessary automotive innovations is the "H" gear-slot pattern and the gas
pedal.
1915 - The cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, DC.
1924 - Calvin Coolidge became the first President of the United States to deliver a political speech on radio.
1924 - The first network radio program to be sponsored by advertising debuted. The show, The Eveready
Hour, was sponsored by the National Carbon Company and broadcast in New York, Washington, and
Providence.
1940 - Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of the radio play "The Adventures of Superman."
1953 - The Willys-Overland Company, which brought America the Jeep, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The
name "Jeep" is supposedly derived from the Army's request to car manufacturers to develop a "General
Purpose" vehicle. "Gee Pee" turned to "Jeep" somewhere along the battle lines.
1973 - The return of U.S. POWs began when North Vietnam released 142 of 591 U.S. prisoners. Operation
Homecoming was completed on March 29, 1973, when the last of 591 U.S. prisoners were released and
returned to the United States.
1976 - The FDA banned the popular food coloring, Red Dye No. 2 studies had shown it might cause cancer.
Red M&Ms disappeared for 11 years because of the ban.
1976 - Actor Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in Hollywood, California. Lionel Williams was convicted and
given a sentence of life in prison.
1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight
Show."
1998 - A U.S. federal judge declared that the presidential line-item veto was unconstitutional.
1999 - The five-week impeachment trial of Bill Clinton came to an end, with the Senate voting to acquit the
president on both articles of impeachment: perjury and obstruction of justice.
2004 - Mattel announced that "Barbie" and "Ken" were breaking up. The dolls had met on the set of their first
television commercial together in 1961.
BIRTHDAYS
1809 - Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
1904 - Ted Mack (William Edward Maguiness) (TV host: The Original Amateur Hour, The Ted Mack Family
Hour; died July 12, 1976)
1915 - Lorne Greene, was born in Ontario, Canada. His first major position in 1939 was as an announcer for
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His deep, warm voice soon earned Greene the title, "The Voice of
Canada." Bonanza debuted on NBC in 1959 and remained on the air until 1973. Bonanza was the first
network Western to be televised in color. His monologue Ringo hit #1 on pop & #21 on the country charts in
1964
1926 - Joe (Joseph Henry) Garagiola (baseball: catcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1946]; Pittsburgh
Pirates, Chicago Cubs, NY Giants; sportscaster: NBC’s Game of the Week; TV host: Today, Westminster
Dog Show; author: Baseball is a Funny Game, It’s Anybody’s Ballgame)
1937 - Jay Lee Webb, Loretta Lynn's brother, was born in Butcher Holler, Kentucky. Jay recorded for Decca
from 1967-71. "She's Lookin' Better By The Minute" single reached #21 in 1969.
1944 - Moe Bandy was born "Marion Franklin Bandy Jr." in Meridian, Mississippi.
MOOSE STUFF
Happy Birthday
Rob Knowlton
SONG OF THE DAY
1947 - So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed - Merle Travis
1949 - I Want To Go With You Eddy Arnold
1968 - Take Me To Your World Tammy Wynette
1972 - One's On The Way - Loretta Lynn
1983 - Til I Can Gain Control Again - Crystal Gayle
HOLIDAYS
National Plum Pudding Day
Pick A New Love Song Day
EVENTS
1872 - Silas Noble and James P. Cooley of Massachusetts patented a toothpick making machine.
1878 - Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask.
1900 - J.W. Packard received his first automotive patent a year after forming his company with partner
George Weiss. Among Packard's necessary automotive innovations is the "H" gear-slot pattern and the gas
pedal.
1915 - The cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, DC.
1924 - Calvin Coolidge became the first President of the United States to deliver a political speech on radio.
1924 - The first network radio program to be sponsored by advertising debuted. The show, The Eveready
Hour, was sponsored by the National Carbon Company and broadcast in New York, Washington, and
Providence.
1940 - Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of the radio play "The Adventures of Superman."
1953 - The Willys-Overland Company, which brought America the Jeep, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The
name "Jeep" is supposedly derived from the Army's request to car manufacturers to develop a "General
Purpose" vehicle. "Gee Pee" turned to "Jeep" somewhere along the battle lines.
1973 - The return of U.S. POWs began when North Vietnam released 142 of 591 U.S. prisoners. Operation
Homecoming was completed on March 29, 1973, when the last of 591 U.S. prisoners were released and
returned to the United States.
1976 - The FDA banned the popular food coloring, Red Dye No. 2 studies had shown it might cause cancer.
Red M&Ms disappeared for 11 years because of the ban.
1976 - Actor Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in Hollywood, California. Lionel Williams was convicted and
given a sentence of life in prison.
1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight
Show."
1998 - A U.S. federal judge declared that the presidential line-item veto was unconstitutional.
1999 - The five-week impeachment trial of Bill Clinton came to an end, with the Senate voting to acquit the
president on both articles of impeachment: perjury and obstruction of justice.
2004 - Mattel announced that "Barbie" and "Ken" were breaking up. The dolls had met on the set of their first
television commercial together in 1961.
BIRTHDAYS
1809 - Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
1904 - Ted Mack (William Edward Maguiness) (TV host: The Original Amateur Hour, The Ted Mack Family
Hour; died July 12, 1976)
1915 - Lorne Greene, was born in Ontario, Canada. His first major position in 1939 was as an announcer for
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His deep, warm voice soon earned Greene the title, "The Voice of
Canada." Bonanza debuted on NBC in 1959 and remained on the air until 1973. Bonanza was the first
network Western to be televised in color. His monologue Ringo hit #1 on pop & #21 on the country charts in
1964
1926 - Joe (Joseph Henry) Garagiola (baseball: catcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1946]; Pittsburgh
Pirates, Chicago Cubs, NY Giants; sportscaster: NBC’s Game of the Week; TV host: Today, Westminster
Dog Show; author: Baseball is a Funny Game, It’s Anybody’s Ballgame)
1937 - Jay Lee Webb, Loretta Lynn's brother, was born in Butcher Holler, Kentucky. Jay recorded for Decca
from 1967-71. "She's Lookin' Better By The Minute" single reached #21 in 1969.
1944 - Moe Bandy was born "Marion Franklin Bandy Jr." in Meridian, Mississippi.
MOOSE STUFF
Happy Birthday
Rob Knowlton