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Jim Reeves born in Panola County, Texas, 1924. Eddy Arnold recorded "My Daddy Is Only A Picture," 1947. Johnny Cash & June Carter recorded "If I Were A Carpenter," 1969.
Today is March 23. Composer and pianist Johnny Guarnieri was born in New York this day in 1917. Guarnieri was the first player to use the harpsichord in jazz.
Today is March 22. The father of modern jazz guitar was born this day in 1919 in Dallas, Texas. Charlie Christian's recording career lasted only three years, but what an impact he had on later generations.
TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Fri., March 15) Carl Smith was born in 1927. Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana was born in 1931. Banjo player Raymond Fairchild was born in 1939.