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Jan 27, 1930
R&B singer Bobby "Blue" Bland is born in Rosemark, Tennessee. His 1964 recording of "Share Your Love With Me" is remade by Kenny Rogers as a country hit in 1981
Jun 10, 1930
Bass vocalist Lou Silvestri is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He provides the low notes on The Four Aces' 1954 pop hit "Mister Sandman," a song that becomes a country hit in the hands of Emmylou Harris in 1981
Jul 2, 1930
Songwriter and pop artist Randy Starr is born. He authors the theme song to the Elvis Presley movie "Kissin' Cousins"
Jul 18, 1930
Percussionist Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen is born in Wilmington, Delaware. His participation in the R&B band War gives him songwriting credit on "Vacation," a Thomas Rhett gold single built around the signature riff on "Low Rider"
Sep 23, 1930
Ray Charles is born in Albany, Georgia. Best known for his work in jazz and rhythm & blues, he brings attention to country with his album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" and records "Seven Spanish Angels" with Willie Nelson. Charles is named a Country Music Hall of Fame member in 2021
Oct 24, 1930
J.P. Richardson--a.k.a. "The Big Bopper"--is born in Sabine Pass, Texas. Known for his pop hit "Chantilly Lace," he writes Hank Snow's "Beggar To A King," George Jones' "White Lightning" and Sonny James' "Running Bear"
Feb 14, 1931
Phyllis McGuire is born in Middletown, Ohio. She's the youngest of The McGuire Sisters, a trio that comes to prominence in the 1950s by earning a pop hit with "Sincerely," a song later translated to country music by The Forester Sisters
Mar 3, 1931
Folk artist Paul Clayton is born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He co-writes Billy Grammer's 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"
May 7, 1931
Pop singer Teresa Brewer is born in Toledo, Ohio. Her singles "Let Me Go, Lover!," "Pledging My Love," "A Tear Fell" and "Empty Arms" are remade as country hits by Hank Snow, Emmylou Harris, Billy "Crash" Craddock and Sonny James, respectively
Aug 7, 1931
Bass vocalist Herb Reed is born in Kansas City, Missouri. He joins The Platters on the 1955 pop hit "Only You (And You Alone)," a song that's re-cast in 1981 as a country recording by Reba McEntire
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