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    • Dec 22, 1939
    Tony Scotti is born in Newark, New Jersey. With Ben Scotti, he forms Scotti Brothers Records, where he produces the first hits by John Schneider
    May 8, 1940
    Ricky Nelson is born in Teaneck, New Jersey. Carried into the limelight through his role on TV's "The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet," he gains success in pop music, but also launches four Top 10 country hits in 1958
    Jun 29, 1940
    Pop songwriter L. Russell Brown is born in Newark, New Jersey. He collects hits in the country charts when Johnny Carver records "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," and when Billy "Crash" Craddock cuts "Knock Three Times" and "'Til The Water Stops Runnin'"
    Mar 25, 1941
    Songwriter Larry Weiss is born in Newark, New Jersey. He's best known for writing Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" but also composes The American Breed's pop hit "Bend Me, Shape Me"
    May 28, 1941
    R&B vocalist Myrna Smith is born in Newark, New Jersey. During her tenure with The Sweet Inspirations, she provides backing vocals on Elvis Presley's country hits "Way Down," "Hurt" and "Moody Blue"
    Oct 13, 1941
    Pop singer/songwriter Paul Simon is born in Newark, New Jersey. Known as one-half of Simon & Garfunkel, his "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is remade as a country hit by Buck Owens, while Emmylou Harris covers "The Boxer"
    Apr 23, 1942
    "Gidget" actress Alexandra Zuck is born in Bayonne, New Jersey. She's referenced by her stage name, Sandra Dee, when Rodney Crowell writes Waylon Jennings' 1980 hit "I Ain't Living Long Like This"
    Aug 8, 1942
    Drummer Jay David is born in Union City, New Jersey. He joins Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, whose early-'70s pop hits "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone" are remade in country by Bobby Bare and Buck Owens, respectively
    Aug 17, 1942
    Record producer Tommy West is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Best known for his work with singer/songwriter Jim Croce, he also guides recordings by Ed Bruce, Judy Rodman, Holly Dunn and Gail Davies
    Apr 24, 1943
    Richard Sterban, of The Oak Ridge Boys, is born in Camden, New Jersey. He provides the distinctive bass vocal presence on such hits as "Elvira," "Bobbie Sue" and "Love Song" after joining the group in 1972. The Oaks are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
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