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    • Sep 30, 1935
    Pop singer Jill Corey is born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania. In 1957, she introduces her biggest recording, "Love Me To Pieces," which Rusty and Doug Kershaw remake within months for the country market
    Feb 29, 1936
    Keyboard player Charles Cochran is born in Midway, Pennsylvania. He becomes a prominent Nashville session musician, playing on hits by Crystal Gayle, Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride, Johnny Cash and Don Williams
    May 16, 1936
    Songwriter Joe Rock is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The manager for the R&B act The Skyliners, he writes their hit "Since I Don't Have You," revamped for country music by Ronnie Milsap in 1991
    Mar 17, 1937
    Pop singer Adam Wade is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He collects a hit with 1961's "Take Good Care Of Her," which is remade five years later for the country market by Sonny James
    Nov 26, 1937
    Bass player Bob Babbitt is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A player on R&B hits by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and The Spinners, he contributes to Gladys Knight & The Pips' "Midnight Train To Georgia," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 28, 1938
    Fiddler Buddy Spicher is born in Dubois, Pennsylvania. He plays on George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning," Dolly Parton's "Coat Of Many Colors," The Oak Ridge Boys' "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight" and Waylon Jennings' "Dreaming My Dreams With You," among others
    Dec 18, 1939
    Songwriter Sandy Mason is born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. She authors Crystal Gayle's "When I Dream" and Garth Brooks' "Two Pina Coladas"
    Mar 21, 1940
    R&B singer Solomon Burke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A minister and creative businessman, his "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Jul 6, 1940
    Jeannie Seely is born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. A year after moving to Nashville, she gains a Top 10 recording with "Don't Touch Me," propelling her to membership in the Grand Ole Opry and a Grammy award
    Oct 21, 1940
    R&B singer/songwriter Jimmy Beaumont is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A member of the doo-wop era vocal group The Skyliners, he co-writes "Since I Don't Have You," which Ronnie Milsap remakes as a country hit in 1991
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