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Sep 8, 1935
Pop singer John Sylvia is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He becomes a member of The Tune Weavers, singing bass on their 1957 hit "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby." It's revived in the country charts in 1986 by Ronnie Milsap
Sep 30, 1935
Pop balladeer Johnny Mathis is born in San Francisco, California. He earns a hit in 1959 with "Misty," destined to be revamped as a breezy, banjo-and-steel country single in 1975 by Ray Stevens
Sep 30, 1935
Pop singer Jill Corey is born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania. In 1957, she introduces her biggest recording, "Love Me To Pieces," which Rusty and Doug Kershaw remake within months for the country market
Oct 12, 1935
Sam Moore, of Sam & Dave, is born in Miami. Known for such hits as "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'," he sings a duet version of "Rainy Night In Georgia" in what proves to be Conway Twitty's last session
Jan 28, 1936
Pop balladeer Jack Scott is born in Windsor, Ontario. His self-penned 1960 hit "What In The World's Come Over You" finds new life in country music 15 years later, in the hands of Sonny James
Mar 4, 1936
Trombone player Eric Allendale is born in Dominica, West Indies. He plays on The Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You," a 1960s pop hit that's reimagined by Alison Krauss as a Grammy-winning country release
Mar 22, 1936
British pop singer Roger Whittaker is born in Nairobi, Kenya. He earns a Top 10 country album with his 1975 release "'The Last Farewell' And Other Hits"
Mar 26, 1936
The Five Satins' Fred Parris is born in Connecticut. He writes the doo wop classic "In The Still Of The Nite," automatically making him a co-writer with Mike Reid on the Ronnie Milsap country hit "Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night)"
Apr 4, 1936
Pop singer Margo Sylvia is born in Woburn, Massachusetts. As a member of The Tune Weavers, she co-writes the 1957 pop single "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," remade as a 1986 country hit by Ronnie Milsap
Apr 17, 1936
Tenor Alexander Graves is born in Alabama. A member of the R&B act The Moonglows, he appears on their 1955 pop hit "Sincerely," revised for the country audience in 1988 by The Forester Sisters
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