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  • Mar 4, 1942
    Guitarist Bob Wootton is born in Paris, Arkansas. He plays in Johnny Cash's band for nearly 30 years, taking part in such recordings as "A Boy Named Sue," "What Is Truth," "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
    May 15, 1942
    K.T. Oslin is born in Crossett, Arkansas. Songs such as "80's Ladies," "Hold Me" and "Come Next Monday" make her a voice for serious women's issues in the 20th century's final two decades
    Apr 29, 1944
    Porter Wagoner marries Velma Johnson in Hardy, Arkansas. The marriage will last only a few months
    May 20, 1944
    One week after a mammoth table saw accident, Johnny Cash's older brother, Jack, dies in Dyess, Arkansas. The funeral comes one day later, and the next, the Cash family is back in the fields, picking cotton for 10 hours
    Mar 1, 1945
    Arlene Harden, of The Harden Trio, is born in England, Arkansas. The group earns a hit in 1966 with the cheery "Tippy Toeing." As a solo act, she scores another by covering Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman," retitled "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)"
    Apr 12, 1945
    Songwriter Homer Joy is born in Heber Springs, Arkansas. He writes the Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens hit "Streets Of Bakersfield"
    Aug 4, 1945
    Guitarist Fred Tackett is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A Los Angeles session player known for his work on pop hits by Lionel Richie and Boz Scaggs, he also appears on country hits by Glen Campbell, Deborah Allen, Clint Black and Kenny Rogers
    Apr 13, 1946
    R&B/gospel singer Al Green is born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He earns a nomination from the Country Music Association in 1994 when a duet with Lyle Lovett, "Funny How Time Slips Away," appears on the album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Aug 19, 1946
    President Bill Clinton is born in Hope, Arkansas. The sax-playing leader brings in such country acts as Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson and Rosanne Cash for his inaugural balls in 1993 and '97
    Sep 16, 1946
    Songwriter Wood Newton is born in Hampton, Arkansas. Among his credits: Steve Wariner's "What I Didn't Do," David Ball's "Riding With Private Malone" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Bobbie Sue"

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