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Mar 22, 1936
British pop singer Roger Whittaker is born in Nairobi, Kenya. He earns a Top 10 country album with his 1975 release "'The Last Farewell' And Other Hits"
May 2, 1936
Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck is born in Madras, India. He scores a major hit with the ballad "After The Lovin'," a song that earns a country Grammy nomination for Barbara Mandrell when she records it in 1977
Oct 10, 1936
Hank Snow holds his first recording session, upstairs in a vacant church in Montreal. The two songs he records that day, "Prisoned Cowboy" and "Lonesome Blue Yodel," become his first single. His first royalty check: $1.96
Oct 11, 1936
Hank Snow signs his first recording contract with the Canadian division of RCA
Oct 24, 1936
Bass player Bill Wyman is born in Penge, Great Britain. He becomes a member of The Rolling Stones, whose early single "It's All Over Now" is remade by John Anderson as a country hit
Jan 22, 1937
Guitarist Al Bruno is born in Sudbury, Ontario. An 11-time winner of the Academy of Country Music's Top Guitarist honor, he plays on hits by Buck Owens, Charlie Rich and Bobbie Gentry
Mar 20, 1937
Tommy Hunter is born in London, Ontario. The TV personality hosts a Canadian program that provides large exposure to country music north of the U.S. border, "The Tommy Hunter Show"
Apr 28, 1937
Bill Walker is born in Sydney, Australia. He becomes a major arranger, contributing to such hits as Eddy Arnold's "Make The World Go Away," Johnny Cash's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and Roy Clark's "Come Live With Me"
Aug 2, 1937
Keyboard player Garth Hudson is born in Canada. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks the group's "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
Nov 6, 1937
Hank Snow begins four days of recording at RCA's new recording studio in Montreal. "The Blue Velvet Band" becomes his first Canadian hit
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