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Jan 16, 1940
R&B singer George Wooten is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He joins with local friends the Uzzell Brothers to form The Corsairs, whose 1961 pop hit "Smoky Places" is reworked for the country charts in 1969 by Billy Walker
Dec 1, 1940
James Uzzell is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He's a founding member of the R&B vocal group The Corsairs, whose 1961 hit "Smoky Places" gets remade for the country audience in 1969 by Billy Walker
Mar 18, 1941
Margie Bowes is born in Roxboro, North Carolina. After winning a Pet Milk national talent contest, she notches one hit record in 1959: "Poor Old Heartsick Me"
Apr 15, 1941
Mary Elizabeth Robertson is born in Kernersville, North Carolina. Under the name Lib Hatcher, she emerges as the manager of Randy Travis in the 1980s, marrying him in 1991. They divorce in 2010
Nov 17, 1941
Guitarist Henry Whitter dies in Morganton, North Carolina. One of country's recording pioneers, his version of "The Wreck On The Southern Old 97" inspires Vernon Dalhart's million-selling recording of the song
Jul 13, 1942
R&B singer Jay Uzzell is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He becomes a member of The Corsairs, who earn a 1961 pop hit with "Smoky Places." It's remade for the country audience in 1969 by Billy Walker
Jan 16, 1943
Ronnie Milsap is born in Robbinsville, North Carolina. The blind keyboard player emerges as one of country's most innovative performers, offsetting traditional fare with pop crossovers, winning six Grammy awards and the CMA's Entertainer honor in 1977. He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014
Sep 23, 1943
Guitarist Steve Boone is born in North Carolina. He joins the rock band 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"
Mar 31, 1945
Guitarist Al Nichol is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He becomes a founding member of the Los Angeles band The Turtles, who net a 1967 pop hit with "Happy Together." The song becomes a country hit for T.G. Sheppard in 1978
Aug 7, 1945
The morning after the U.S. bombed Hiroshima, Japan, Charlotte disc jockey Fred Kirby writes "Atomic Power," a future Top 10 hit for The Buchanan Brothers
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