On September 17, 1923, Hiram "Hank" Williams was born in Mount Olive, Alabama. Unquestionably, he became one of country music's most influential singer/songwriters, writing classic tunes like "I Saw The Light", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Cold Cold Heart" and "Hey Good Lookin'" (and many others). Between 1950 and 1951 every one of his records charted. He died at age 29 on December 31, 1952, in the back seat of his chauffeured Cadillac, but he was not pronounced dead until early on January 1, 1953, i

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October 2, 1915 Fiddler Robert "Chubby" Wise was born in Lake City, Florida. He was a member of Bill Monroe's band when Monroe introduced bluegrass in 1945. Wise went on to spend 16 years as a member of Hank Snow's band. He passed away in 1996 in Washington, D.C. | GatorRock