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Jun 8, 1938
Songwriter Mack Vickery is born in Town Creek, Alabama. He writes George Strait's "The Fireman," John Anderson's "Let Somebody Else Drive," Barbi Benton's "Brass Buckles" and Johnny Paycheck's "I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)"
Jan 12, 1939
William Lee Golden is born in Brewton, Alabama. He joins The Oak Ridge Boys in January 1965, aiding their leap from gospel to country to pop. A baritone with a mountain-man image, he leaves the group in 1987, but returns 10 years later. They join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
Feb 14, 1939
Razzy Bailey is born in Five Points, Alabama. Mixing rhythm & blues with country in his vocal approach, he achieves 13 Top 10 hits from 1978-1982, including "Friends," "Loving Up A Storm" and "She Left Love All Over Me"
Mar 17, 1939
Rufus Payne, known to Hank Williams as "Tee Tot," dies in a Montgomery hospital. Payne, an African-American street singer, taught Williams to play the guitar
Aug 8, 1939
Bass player Henry Strzelecki is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays on Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong," Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," among others
Nov 24, 1939
Guitarist Jim Yester is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He's a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Association, which nabs a hit with "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin turns it into a country success in 1978
May 10, 1940
R&B singer Arthur Alexander is born in Florence, Alabama. A couple of his songs become country hits in the hands of other artists: "Everyday I Have To Cry Some," by Joe Stampley; and "You Better Move On," by Billy "Crash" Craddock
May 20, 1940
R&B performer Frederick "Shorty" Long is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays piano on a number of Elvis Presley recordings, including the session in which the King records "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"
Jul 4, 1940
The Louvin Brothers make their performing debut in Flatrock, Alabama
Jul 23, 1940
Johnny Darrell is born in Hopewell, Alabama. He has country hits in the 1960s with "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" and "With Pen In Hand"
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