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May 23, 1944
Rounder Records co-founder Ken Irwin is born in New York City. His label specializes in roots music and bluegrass, launching Alison Krauss + Union Station and albums by Bela Fleck, Earl Scruggs, Steve Martin and Joe Diffie
Sep 6, 1944
Bill Ivey is born in Detroit. He runs the Country Music Foundation--the educational arm of the country industry--from 1971-1997, before becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
Dec 24, 1944
Record executive Mike Curb is born in Savannah, Georgia. Curb produces some of Hank Williams Jr.'s early hits, and founds Curb Records, whose successes include Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna and Lee Brice
Feb 18, 1945
Country Music Association executive director Ed Benson is born in Nashville. He becomes the CMA's leader when Jo Walker-Meador retires in 1992 and maintains the post until his own retirement in 2008
Jun 23, 1945
Record executive Roy Wunsch is born in St. Louis, Missouri. He heads CBS/Sony from 1988-1993, playing a role in the careers of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell and Joe Diffie
Dec 12, 1947
Irving Azoff is born in Danville, Illinois. He parlays management of The Eagles and Jimmy Buffett into a significant executive career that sees him run MCA Records, Giant Records, Ticketmaster and the Live Nation concert business
May 4, 1948
Songwriter/record executive Tim DuBois is born in Grove, Oklahoma. The head of Arista's country division from 1989-2000, he writes Alabama's "Love In The First Degree," Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name" and Jerry Reed's "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
Aug 23, 1948
Rounder co-founder Marian Leighton-Levy is born in Harrington, Maine. The label specializes in acoustic music and earns its widest recognition as the recording home of Alison Krauss + Union Station
Oct 16, 1948
Jim Ed Norman is born in Fort Myers, Florida. The head of Warner Bros.' Nashville division beginning in 1984, he produces Mickey Gilley's "Stand By Me," Anne Murray's "You Needed Me," Gary Morris' "I'll Never Stop Loving You" and Hank Williams Jr.'s "Born To Boogie," among others
Dec 18, 1949
Record executive Joe Galante is born in Queens, New York. Heading RCA Records' Nashville office beginning in 1982, he remains a label head through 2010 and has a major influence on the careers of Alabama, The Judds, Clint Black and Martina McBride, among others, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022
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