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Aug 22, 1928

Songwriter and artist manager Jerry Capehart is born in Goodman, Missouri. He's credited as a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," a late-'50s rock & roll hit destined to be refashioned as a country single in 1994 by Alan Jackson

Dec 15, 1928

Jerry Wallace is born in Guilford, Missouri. After a minor pop/rock career in the 1960s, he shifts into country music, netting four hit singles in the 1970s, with "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" earning the largest success

Mar 27, 1929

Steel guitarist and background singer Don Warden is born in Mount Grove, Missouri. He appears on a string of Porter Wagoner hits, including "A Satisfied Mind," "Misery Loves Company" and "Eat, Drink, And Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)"

Apr 28, 1929

Fiddle player Dale Potter is born in Puxico, Missouri. He records with Carl Smith, Faron Young, Webb Pierce and Little Jimmy Dickens, and plays on Hank Williams' "Mind Your Own Business"

Jul 3, 1929

R&B vocalist David Lynch is born in St. Louis, Missouri. As the second tenor with The Platters, he becomes part of the 1955 pop hit "Only You (And You Alone)," remade as a country single in 1981 by Reba McEntire

Oct 4, 1929

Leroy Van Dyke is born in Spring Fork, Missouri. He earns a major pop and country hit with his 1961 recording "Walk On By," and scores as well with "Auctioneer" and "If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone)"

Mar 13, 1930

Lula Grace Johnson is born in West Plains, Missouri. She becomes Jan Howard with her marriage to songwriter Harlan Howard. She nabs several solo hits in the 1960s, then adds four more in duets with Bill Anderson, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1971

Jan 30, 1931

Comic and musician Harold Morrison is born in High Lonesome, Missouri. He opens many of Loretta Lynn's concerts and plays on her hits "Fist City," "Happy Birthday" and "Blue Kentucky Girl." He also participates in hits by Kitty Wells, Porter Wagoner and The Browns

Mar 16, 1931

Shirley Caddell is born in Chillicothe, Missouri. She marries deejay Biff Collie, from whom she takes her stage name Shirley Collie, and later Willie Nelson, with whom she shares a hit in 1962, "Willingly"

Apr 2, 1931

Guitarist Kenneth "Thumbs" Carllile is born in St. Louis, Missouri. Employed in the road bands of Little Jimmy Dickens and Roger Miller, he also plays on hits by Ray Price and Jim Reeves

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