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Aug 6, 1935

Record producer Ron Chancey is born. He's behind the glass for a ream of hits by The Oak Ridge Boys, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Conway Twitty and Ricochet

Nov 30, 1935

Songwriter/producer George Richey is born in Freeman, Arkansas. Best known as Tammy Wynette's husband, he writes George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" and Lorrie Morgan's "A Picture Of Me (Without You)"

Nov 5, 1936

Songwriter/producer Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama. He writes "Stand By Your Man," "Almost Persuaded" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," among others, and produces such acts as George Jones, Johnny Paycheck and Marty Robbins, earning induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame

May 12, 1937

Record producer Bob Montgomery is born in Lampasas, Texas. He writes Eddy Arnold's "Misty Blue," and produces Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey," Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe" and Janie Fricke's "He's A Heartache (Lookin' For A Place To Happen)"

Jun 12, 1937

Producer Chips Moman is born in LaGrange, Georgia. He writes "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" and produces hits for Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, among others

Jul 11, 1937

Songwriter/producer Billy Davis is born in Detroit, Michigan. He writes such hits as "Lonely Teardrops" and "Reet Petite" and produces Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me." He also pens a Coke commercial that Dottie West re-writes as "Country Sunshine"

Sep 28, 1937

Record producer/songwriter Glenn Sutton is born in Hodge, Louisiana. As a writer, he pens such hits as "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)," "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" and "Almost Persuaded," while most of his production credits are for his wife, Lynn Anderson

Nov 30, 1937

Record executive and producer Jimmy Bowen is born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. After starting in pop, he works for MCA, Elektra and Capitol, producing hits for George Strait, Reba McEntire, Eddie Rabbitt and Hank Williams Jr., among others

Jan 28, 1938

Producer Jim Rooney is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Associated with such folk acts as John Prine, Iris DeMent and Nanci Griffith, he co-produces Hal Ketchum's hits, including "Small Town Saturday Night" and "Past The Point Of Rescue"

Mar 11, 1938

Songwriter Joe Brooks is born in New York City. He writes the Oscar-winning movie theme "You Light Up My Life," a 1977 country hit for Debby Boone

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