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Oct 15, 1925
Guitarist Mickey Baker is born in Louisville, Kentucky. As part of the duo Mickey And Sylvia, he sings on the 1957 pop hit "Love Is Strange." He also authors a Jim Reeves country hit, "Two Shadows On Your Window"
Feb 13, 1926
Dorothy McGuire is born in Middletown, Ohio. She becomes the oldest member of The McGuire Sisters, a 1950s trio that earns its first hit with "Sincerely," which becomes a country hit 30 years later for The Forester Sisters
Mar 4, 1926
Frances Wolfe is born in The Bronx, New York. Known publicly as Fran Warren, she provides the lead vocals when Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra record the first hit version of "A Sunday Kind Of Love" in 1946. Reba McEntire has a country hit with the song in 1988
May 20, 1926
Vic Urick is born in Malden, Massachusetts. Billed as The Ames Brothers, Vic Ames and three siblings become a significant pop vocal group. Their 1956 release "It Only Hurts For A Little While" is re-constructed by Margo Smith for country fans in 1978
Aug 3, 1926
Tony Bennett is born in Queens, New York. A traditional pop vocalist, his recording of "Cold, Cold Heart" helps make the non-country audience aware of Hank Williams
Sep 7, 1926
Ronnie Gilbert is born in New York City. The lone female in the controversial folk group The Weavers, she's credited as a co-writer on the Jimmie Rodgers country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"
Sep 23, 1926
Saxophone player John Coltrane is born in Hamlet, North Carolina. The trend-setting jazz legend is namechecked in the lyrics of Brad Paisley's 2011 Alabama collaboration, "Old Alabama"
Oct 18, 1926
Chuck Berry is born in San Jose. A seminal rock & roll guitarist, he sees many of his songs remade as country hits, including George Jones & Johnny Paycheck's "Mabellene," Buck Owens' "Johnny B. Goode" and Emmylou Harris' "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie"
Dec 11, 1926
Blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton is born in Montgomery, Alabama. She scores an R&B hit with "Hound Dog," which later becomes a massive pop and country hit for Elvis Presley
Dec 23, 1926
Pop singer Harold Dorman is born in Drew, Mississippi. He has a hit in 1960 with the self-penned "Mountain Of Love," remade in 1964 by Johnny Rivers. It's a hit in 1982 for Charley Pride, who also sings Dorman's "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town"
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