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Oct 7, 1927
Pop singer Al Martino is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He records a string of middle-of-the-road hits in the mid-1960s, including "I Love You More And More Every Day," re-tooled in 1973 as a country hit by Sonny James
Mar 28, 1928
Vocalist Al Alberts is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. As a member of The Four Aces, he sings lead on the quartet's 1954 version of "Mister Sandman," a 1981 country hit for Emmylou Harris
Jul 7, 1928
Tenor Dave Mahoney is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. As a member of The Four Aces, he appears on one of several 1954 versions of the pop hit "Mister Sandman." Emmylou Harris offers a new version of the song for country fans in 1981
Jun 10, 1930
Bass vocalist Lou Silvestri is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He provides the low notes on The Four Aces' 1954 pop hit "Mister Sandman," a song that becomes a country hit in the hands of Emmylou Harris in 1981
Sep 4, 1930
R&B songwriter/producer Jerry Ragovoy is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He writes the Janis Joplin hit "Piece Of My Heart," converted to a country song in a 1993 recording by Faith Hill
Jan 5, 1931
"Green Grow The Lilacs" opens for one week at the Garrick Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, featuring future country star Tex Ritter
Oct 1, 1931
Baritone singer Sol Vaccaro is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He becomes a member of The Four Aces, who gain their first pop hit in 1954 with "Mister Sandman." Emmylou Harris re-visits the song in 1981 as a country single
Sep 1, 1933
Songwriter Bernie Lowe dies in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. He co-wrote Elvis Presley's crossover hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Mar 22, 1934
The Huntingdon Daily News, of Pennsylvania, reports the Grand Ole Opry duo Asher Sizemore & Little Jimmy is alive and unharmed, contradicting a radio broadcast that claimed the youngster had died in a car accident
Apr 16, 1935
Easy-listening pop vocalist Bobby Vinton is born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Known for such hits as "Blue Velvet" and "Mr. Lonely," he also writes Marty Robbins' 1977 country hit "Adios Amigo"
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