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Dec 17, 1935
Comedian George "Goober" Lindsey is born in Fairfield, Alabama. Beginning in 1972, he spends 20 years as a "Hee Haw" cast member
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
Nov 5, 1936
Songwriter/producer Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama. He writes "Stand By Your Man," "Almost Persuaded" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," among others, and produces such acts as George Jones, Johnny Paycheck and Marty Robbins, earning induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jan 30, 1937
Norma Jean Bowman is born in Pell City, Alabama. Under the stage name Jeanne Pruett, she joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1973, coinciding with the biggest recording of her career, "Satin Sheets"
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
Jul 10, 1937
Hank Williams moves from Greenville, Alabama, to Montgomery with his parents
Oct 4, 1937
Steel player Lloyd Green is born in Mobile, Alabama. He plays with Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Alan Jackson and Johnny Paycheck, among others, and contributes steel to The Byrds' landmark 1968 album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
Jan 28, 1938
Bass singer Hurshel Wiginton is born in Hamilton, Alabama. As a member of The Nashville Edition, he provides backing vocals on such titles as Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong" and Randy Travis' "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart"
Apr 29, 1938
Hank Locklin marries Willa Jean Murphey in Roberts, Alabama
May 9, 1938
Songwriter Rex Gosdin is born in Woodland, Alabama. The younger brother of Vern Gosdin, he writes Leon Everette's 1982 hit "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair"
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