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Jul 30, 1941
Paul Anka is born in Ottawa, Ontario. The 1950s teen idol earns several country hits as a songwriter, including Elvis Presley's "My Way," Sunday Sharpe's "I'm Having Your Baby" and Donna Fargo's "Do I Love You (Yes In Every Way)"
Aug 14, 1941
David Crosby is born in Los Angeles, California. He co-founds The Byrds in 1964, establishing a band that plays a seminal role in the rise of country-rock, although he leaves the group in 1967, creating Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young a year later
Sep 9, 1941
Otis Redding is born in Dawson, Georgia. The soul singer's song "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" is re-recorded as a country hit by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Oct 3, 1941
Pop singer Chubby Checker is born with the given name Ernest Evans, in Andrews, South Carolina. He becomes a major star in the early-1960s with "The Twist" and "Let's Twist Again." His 1990s country foray, "Texas Twist," is mostly ignored
Oct 5, 1941
Tenor Wally Lester is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a member of the 1950s doo-wop group The Skyliners, he's credited as a co-writer on "Since I Don't Have You," which becomes a country hit for Ronnie Milsap in 1991
Oct 13, 1941
Pop singer/songwriter Paul Simon is born in Newark, New Jersey. Known as one-half of Simon & Garfunkel, his "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is remade as a country hit by Buck Owens, while Emmylou Harris covers "The Boxer"
Oct 17, 1941
Guitarist Jim Seals is born in Sidney, Texas. A cousin of country singer Dan Seals, he's best known as one half of the 1970s pop duo Seals & Crofts. In 1965, he takes part in Buck Owens' recording session for "Before You Go"
Nov 2, 1941
Vocalist David Blatt is born in New York. Using the stage name Jay Black, he provides lead vocals for Jay & The Americans' 1964 pop hit "Come A Little Bit Closer," remade for country music in 1977 by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
Nov 5, 1941
Pop singer Art Garfunkel is born in New York. Two Simon & Garfunkel pop singles are remade as country hits: Buck Owens covers "A Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Emmylou Harris reinvents "The Boxer"
Nov 9, 1941
Creedence Clearwater Revival guitarist Tom Fogerty is born in Berkeley, California. The rock band's song "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
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