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May 20, 1926
Vic Urick is born in Malden, Massachusetts. Billed as The Ames Brothers, Vic Ames and three siblings become a significant pop vocal group. Their 1956 release "It Only Hurts For A Little While" is re-constructed by Margo Smith for country fans in 1978
Jul 9, 1927
Ed Urick is born in Malden, Massachusetts. He joins three siblings to form The Ames Brothers, earning numerous hits, including the 1956 release "It Only Hurts For A Little While." Margo Smith turns the song into a country success in 1978
Feb 5, 1929
Drummer Hal Blaine is born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. One of the most-recorded session drummers of the 1960s and '70s, he plays on recordings by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker and John Denver, among others
Dec 8, 1930
Tex Ritter has his first acting role of note in the Boston stage production "Green Grow The Lilacs." Ritter sings four songs in the show, which also travels to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and St. Louis
Mar 3, 1931
Folk artist Paul Clayton is born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He co-writes Billy Grammer's 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"
Sep 25, 1931
TV journalist Barbara Walters is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Noted for her ability to draw emotional interview responses from famous people, she's namechecked in the lines of Brad Paisley's "Celebrity"
Apr 17, 1935
Marshall Jones moves to Boston to work on radio station WBZ with Bradley Kincaid. Sounding older over the airwaves than is typical for a 21-year-old, he acquires the nickname "Grandpa" Jones
Sep 8, 1935
Pop singer John Sylvia is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He becomes a member of The Tune Weavers, singing bass on their 1957 hit "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby." It's revived in the country charts in 1986 by Ronnie Milsap
Apr 4, 1936
Pop singer Margo Sylvia is born in Woburn, Massachusetts. As a member of The Tune Weavers, she co-writes the 1957 pop single "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," remade as a 1986 country hit by Ronnie Milsap
Jan 28, 1938
Producer Jim Rooney is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Associated with such folk acts as John Prine, Iris DeMent and Nanci Griffith, he co-produces Hal Ketchum's hits, including "Small Town Saturday Night" and "Past The Point Of Rescue"
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