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Oct 5, 1941
Tenor Wally Lester is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a member of the 1950s doo-wop group The Skyliners, he's credited as a co-writer on "Since I Don't Have You," which becomes a country hit for Ronnie Milsap in 1991
Jun 10, 1942
R&B singer Janet Vogel is born in Pittsburgh. She joins the doo-wop group The Skyliners, co-writing "Since I Don't Have You," a 1991 country hit for Ronnie Milsap
May 24, 1944
R&B singer Patti LaBelle is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earns a nomination from the Country Music Association in 1994 when a duet with Travis Tritt appears on "Rhythm Country & Blues," an Album of the Year candidate
Apr 15, 1946
Marsha Hunt is born in Philadelphia. The model gives birth to the first child of The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, whom Hunt meets after being asked to pose in an ad for "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
May 20, 1946
Nancy Clark is born in Mercer, Pennsylvania. As an adult, she ultimately becomes the mother of rock singer/songwriter Trent Reznor, who writes Johnny Cash's "Hurt"
Oct 13, 1946
Lacy J. Dalton is born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The husky-throated singer wins the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female award in 1980 on the way to such hits as "Takin' It Easy," "Black Coffee" and the songwriter anthem "16th Avenue"
Dec 26, 1946
Keyboard player Bob Carpenter is born in Philadelphia. A member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band beginning in 1978, he's with them when they reach their commercial peak in the 1980s, turning out such hits as "Fishin' In The Dark" and "Modern Day Romance"
Jan 21, 1947
Guitarist Jimmy Ibbotson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1969, he joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. After its pop forays, the group strings together more than 15 country hits in the 1980s and records three "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" albums
Apr 24, 1947
Songwriter Richard Fagan is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He authors two John Michael Montgomery hits, "Be My Baby Tonight" and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)," as well as Moe Bandy's "Americana" and Clay Walker's "Only On Days That End In 'Y'"
May 24, 1947
Mike Reid is born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. A first-round NFL draft pick in 1970, he nabs a country hit 20 years later with "Walk On Faith," although he earns more success as a songwriter on "Inside," "He Talks To Me," "In This Life" and others
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