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Apr 23, 1936
Roy Orbison is born in Vernon, Texas. A 1987 addition to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he reaches the country charts with his solo hit "You Got It" and a duet with Emmylou Harris. His songs "Crying" and "Blue Bayou" also become country hits for Don McLean and Linda Ronstadt, respectively
May 2, 1936
Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck is born in Madras, India. He scores a major hit with the ballad "After The Lovin'," a song that earns a country Grammy nomination for Barbara Mandrell when she records it in 1977
May 14, 1936
Pop star Bobby Darin is born in The Bronx. Straddling the line between rock & roll and traditional pop during the 1950s and '60s, he earns his lone country hit as an artist with 1958's "Splish Splash." He also writes "Dream Lover," a pop song remade for country music by Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1971
Aug 4, 1936
Bass singer Elsbeary Hobbs is born in New York. In the 1950s, he joins The Drifters, singing on "Save The Last Dance For Me," resurrected three different times as a country hit--by Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton
Sep 7, 1936
Rock & roll pioneer Buddy Holly is born in Lubbock, Texas. Cohorts Waylon Jennings, Sonny Curtis and Bob Montgomery go on to find success in country music, while Holly's "True Love Ways" becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley in 1980
Oct 24, 1936
Bass player Bill Wyman is born in Penge, Great Britain. He becomes a member of The Rolling Stones, whose early single "It's All Over Now" is remade by John Anderson as a country hit
Nov 9, 1936
Mary Travers is born in Louisville, Kentucky. She provides the female voice in the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, whose recordings include a minor pop hit with "For Lovin' You," remade as a country hit in 1967 by Waylon Jennings
Feb 1, 1937
Singer Ray Sawyer is born in Chickasaw, Alabama. With Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, he performs on the early-'70s pop hits "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone," covered in country by Bobby Bare and Buck Owens, respectively
Mar 17, 1937
Pop singer Adam Wade is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He collects a hit with 1961's "Take Good Care Of Her," which is remade five years later for the country market by Sonny James
Apr 7, 1937
R&B singer Charlie Thomas is born in New York. In the 1950s, he joins The Drifters, singing on "Save The Last Dance For Me." The song is resurrected three different times as a country hit--by Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton
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