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    • Apr 3, 1946
    Fiddler Tommy Jackson is discharged from the Army after two years of service. Within a year, he's playing on country sessions, ultimately dotting hits by Hank Williams, Red Foley, Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb, among others
    Apr 3, 1946
    Bass player Dee Murray is born in Gillingham, England. A longtime member of Elton John's band, he also appears as a backing vocalist on Earl Thomas Conley's country hit "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    Apr 3, 1944
    Carolyn Adkisson is born in Abilene, Texas. In 1962, she marries songwriter Jerry Abbott, who pens the Buck Owens & Emmylou Harris hit "Play Together Again Again"
    Apr 3, 1944
    Pop singer Tony Orlando is born in Manhattan. Two of his hits find new life in country remakes: Billy "Crash" Craddock covers "Knock Three Times," and Johnny Carver renews "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree"
    Apr 3, 1943
    Keyboard player Richard Manuel is born in Stratford, Ontario. He joins The Band, a rock group that records "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 3, 1942
    Billy Joe Royal is born in Valdosta, Georgia. Best known for his pop hits "Down In The Boondocks" and "Cherry Hill Park," he crafts a half-dozen Top 10 country singles from 1985-1990, including "Tell It Like It Is" and "Love Has No Right"
    Apr 3, 1938
    Pop songwriter Jeff Barry is born in Brooklyn, New York. Among his country credits: The Bellamy Brothers' "Lie To You For Your Love," Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You," Jody Miller's "Be My Baby" and Gary Stewart's "Out Of Hand"
    Apr 3, 1937
    "Hittin' The Trail" opens, offering Tex Ritter his fifth starring role, in which he unwittingly wins stolen horses while playing roulette. Also in the picture: Ray Whitley and His Range Ramblers
    Apr 3, 1936
    Songwriter Carol Hall is born in Abilene, Texas. Associated with Broadway, she writes the music and lyrics to the songs in "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas." One of those titles, "Hard Candy Christmas," becomes a country holiday track when it's recorded by Dolly Parton
    Apr 3, 1928
    Singer/songwriter Don Gibson is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He writes and records several classic hits--including "Sweet Dreams," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me"--earning a 2001 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
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