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    • Mar 19, 1942
    Elton Britt records "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" in New York. With references to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Nathan Hale, George Custer and Colin Kelly, it becomes the first country single to receive a gold record
    Mar 23, 1942
    Rock record producer Jimmy Miller is born in Brooklyn. He oversees The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 24, 1942
    Pop singer and actress Barbra Streisand is born in Brooklyn, New York. She casts Kris Kristofferson as her co-star in her 1976 remake of "A Star Is Born" after Colonel Tom Parker negotiates Elvis Presley out of the role
    May 8, 1942
    Jack Blanchard is born in Buffalo, New York. He marries Misty Morgan, with whom he gains a novelty hit with "Tennessee Bird Walk" in 1970
    Jun 18, 1942
    Record producer Richard Perry is born in Brooklyn. Best known for his pop work with The Pointer Sisters and Carly Simon, he produces Randy Travis' "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias' "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
    Oct 7, 1942
    Roy Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers begin a string of 26 performances at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo in New York
    Nov 7, 1942
    Pop artist Johnny Rivers is born in New York. Two of his 1960s singles are remade as country hits during the 1980s, as Charley Pride scores with "Mountain Of Love" and Joe Stampley re-visits "The Poor Side Of Town"
    Nov 19, 1942
    Fashion designer Calvin Klein is born in New York City. He's namechecked in The Bellamy Brothers' 1987 country hit "Kids Of The Baby Boom"
    Dec 24, 1942
    Woody Guthrie takes his book editor for a night on the town in New York to celebrate the completion of his autobiography, "Bound For Glory"
    Jan 10, 1943
    Songwriter Scott English is born in New York City. He authors the Donna Fargo country hit "Another Goodbye" plus such pop singles as Barry Manilow's "Mandy" and The American Breed's "Bend Me, Shape Me"
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