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Musician Merle Travis performs on the radio at Capitol Records circa 1947 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
On This Day
10.30.26
Born 114 Years Ago Today in Indiana, the Man Who Produced Some of Country Music’s Biggest Post-WWII Stars, Including Merle Travis and Tennessee Ernie Ford
By
Erinn Callahan
19th July 1951: American pop singer and pianist Nat 'King' Cole (1919 – 1965) plays piano and sings into a microphone. An unidentified bassist plays behind him. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
On This Day
08.20.26
45 Years Ago Today, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Post-World War II Producer Who Worked With Tennessee Ernie Ford and Nat King Cole
By
Erinn Callahan
