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Nov 17, 1941
Gene Clark is born in Tipton, Missouri. He becomes a founding member of The Byrds, a pioneering group in the development of country-rock
Dec 6, 1941
Helen Cornelius is born in Hannibal, Missouri. She joins Jim Ed Brown to develop seven hit singles from 1976-1980, including "I Don't Want To Have To Marry You," which wins the Country Music Association's 1977 Vocal Duo of the Year honor
May 2, 1942
Porter Wagoner graduates from the eighth grade in West Plains, Missouri. Needed to work on the family farm, he never attends high school
May 12, 1942
Billy Swan is born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A one-time security guard at Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion and longtime guitarist for Kris Kristofferson, he gains a #1 pop and country hit in 1974 with "I Can Help"
Aug 28, 1942
Eighteen-year-old Glenn Wagoner, older brother of Porter Wagoner, dies from inflammation of the heart at a hospital in West Plains, Missouri
Sep 6, 1942
James Crowell marries Addie Cauzette Willoughby in Charleston, Missouri. The relationship yields a son, Rodney Crowell, who becomes a country star
Jan 2, 1943
Songwriter Dick Feller is born in Bronaugh, Missouri. He pens Jerry Reed's "Lord, Mr. Ford" and John Denver's "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)," and earns a Top 10 novelty hit as a recording artist in 1974 with "The Credit Card Song"
Jan 7, 1943
Singer/songwriter Leona Williams is born in Vienna, Missouri. Married to Merle Haggard from 1978-1983, she joins him on a duet, "The Bull And The Beaver," and writes his hits "You Take Me For Granted" and "Someday When Things Are Good"
Aug 14, 1943
Country music scholar Charles K. Wolfe is born in Sedalia, Missouri. A three-time Grammy nominee for album liner notes, he also authors books on Grandpa Jones, The Carter Family, The Louvin Brothers, Don Gibson and the Grand Ole Opry
Dec 15, 1943
Songwriter and pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller dies on a train near Kansas City. He wrote numerous Broadway show tunes, including "Ain't Misbehavin'," penned while he was in jail for non-payment of alimony. The song will become a country hit in 1986 for Hank Williams Jr.
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