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Nov 17, 1938
Gordon Lightfoot is born in Orillia, Ontario. The pop singer/songwriter crosses into the country charts with his million-selling 1974 single "Sundown," and writes Marty Robbins' "Ribbon Of Darkness" and George Hamilton IV's "Early Morning Rain"
Dec 5, 1938
Singer/songwriter/guitarist J.J. Cale is born in Oklahoma City. The author of Eric Clapton's rock classics "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," he also pens Waylon Jennings' 1980 country hit "Clyde"
Dec 12, 1938
Pop singer Connie Francis is born in Newark, New Jersey. Several of her singles are later remade as country hits: "Among My Souvenirs," by Marty Robbins; "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own," by Debby Boone; and "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You," by Margo Smith
Dec 14, 1938
Singer/songwriter Don Addrisi is born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He joins sibling Dick Addrisi in forming the pop duo The Addrisi Brothers, and in writing The Association's 1967 hit "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin remakes the song as a country hit in 1978
Dec 18, 1938
Bass player Chas Chandler is born in Heaton, England. As a member of the rock band The Animals, he participates in the best-known version of "The House Of The Rising Sun." Dolly Parton has a country hit with a cover of that song in 1981
Feb 3, 1939
R&B singer/songwriter/producer Johnny Bristol is born in Morganton, North Carolina. Associated with numerous Motown acts, he co-writes "Someday We'll Be Together," a 1970 country hit for Bill Anderson & Jan Howard
Apr 2, 1939
Motown singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C. He will be namechecked in Thomas Rhett's 2015 ballad "Die A Happy Man"
Apr 5, 1939
Ronnie White is born in Detroit, Michigan. He joins the Motown harmony act The Miracles. Two of their songs are remade as country hits: "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," by Mickey Gilley; and "Tracks Of My Tears," by Linda Ronstadt
Apr 16, 1939
Mary O'Brien is born in London, England. Under the name Dusty Springfield, she records "Son-Of-A Preacher Man," named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
May 1, 1939
Folk singer Judy Collins is born in Seattle, Washington. Best known for the 1968 single "Both Sides, Now," she brings the rodeo song "Someday Soon" to prominence in 1969. It becomes a country hit for Suzy Bogguss in 1991
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