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Sep 30, 1940

Drummer Dewey Martin is born in Chesterville, Ontario. He becomes a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, a pioneering group in the development of country-rock

Feb 20, 1941

Folk singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is born on the Piapot Reservation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She writes Bobby Bare's 1967 country hit "The Piney Wood Hills"

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)"

Dec 9, 1942

Bass player Rick Danko is born in Simcoe, Ontario. He joins The Band, an acclaimed rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"

Apr 3, 1943

Keyboard player Richard Manuel is born in Stratford, Ontario. He joins The Band, a rock group that records "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Jul 5, 1943

Guitarist Robbie Robertson is born in Toronto. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks The Band's 1969 release "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"

Nov 7, 1943

Singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell is born in Ft. MacLeod, Alberta. Eventually added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, she earns country hits as a composer when George Hamilton IV records "Urge For Going" and Gail Davies covers "You Turn Me On I'm A Radio"

Mar 15, 1944

Drafted for service in the Canadian Army, an intoxicated Hank Snow reports for his physical. Told to come back sober the next day, Snow's X-rays reveal a lung problem created by a childhood bout with pleurisy. Snow is rejected for service

Aug 7, 1944

Kerry Chater is born in Vancouver, British Columbia. After playing bass with Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, he becomes a country songwriter, penning such titles as "I.O.U.," "I Know A Heartache When I See One" and "You Look So Good In Love"

Dec 19, 1944

Zal Yanovsky is born in Toronto, Ontario. He co-founds the rock group The Lovin' Spoonful, whose "Nashville Cats" is listed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"

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