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Aug 18, 1928
Earlington Tilghman is born. Under the name Sonny Til, he leads the R&B group The Orioles, whose 1953 recording of "Crying In The Chapel" is named one of country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Dec 3, 1928
Easy-going pop vocalist Andy Williams is born in Wall Lake, Iowa. His 1959 hit "Lonely Street" is remade for the country market in 1977 by Rex Allen Jr.
Feb 8, 1929
Blues singer and keyboard player Floyd Dixon is born in Marshall, Texas. He writes "Hey Bartender," which becomes a country hit for Johnny Lee in 1983
Apr 16, 1929
R&B singer Roy Hamilton is born in Leesburg, Georgia. He earns a 1955 pop hit with "Unchained Melody," later a country success for Elvis Presley and LeAnn Rimes. He also gains a hit with "You Can Have Her," remade for country by Waylon Jennings
Jun 9, 1929
R&B singer John Alexander is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He performs under the name Johnny Ace, dying before he earns a hit with "Pledging My Love" in 1955. The song is revived for the country audience by Emmylou Harris in 1984
Jul 30, 1929
Christine McGuire is born in Middletown, Ohio. With siblings Dorothy and Phyllis, she forms The McGuire Sisters, a harmony trio that nets a major pop hit with "Sincerely." The song is covered in the 1980s by The Forester Sisters
Nov 11, 1929
R&B singer LaVern Baker is born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1958, she introduces the pop hit "I Cried A Tear," covered in country music the following year by Ernest Tubb
Nov 15, 1929
R&B singer Joe Hinton is born in Evansville, Indiana. He earns a 1964 pop hit with Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away"
Nov 28, 1929
Berry Gordy Jr. is born in Detroit, Michigan. He writes "Lonely Teardrops," which becomes a country hit for Narvel Felts, and founds Motown, whose classics "Someday We'll Be Together," "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" and "Tracks Of My Tears" also gain country covers
Jan 13, 1930
R&B singer Bobby Lester is born in Louisville, Kentucky. As a founding member of The Moonglows, he sings lead on a 1955 hit version of "Sincerely," a 1988 country single for The Forester Sisters
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