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Apr 30, 1929
Charles "Fuzzy" Owen is born in Conway, Arkansas. He writes Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard's "A Dear John Letter" and Ray Price's "The Same Old Me," and founds Tally Records, the first label to record Merle Haggard
May 1, 1929
Johnnie High is born in Texas. He founds a country music venue in Garland, aiding the careers of such artists as LeAnn Rimes, Gary Morris and Lee Ann Womack
Jun 4, 1929
All-night disc jockey Bill Mack, of Dallas' WBAP, is born in Shamrock, Texas. He writes George Strait's "Drinking Champagne" and LeAnn Rimes' "Blue"
Jun 9, 1929
R&B singer John Alexander is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He performs under the name Johnny Ace, dying before he earns a hit with "Pledging My Love" in 1955. The song is revived for the country audience by Emmylou Harris in 1984
Jun 23, 1929
June Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia, to Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, of The Carter Family. June co-writes Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire" and later marries Cash, earning duet hits with him on "Jackson" and "If I Were A Carpenter"
Jun 24, 1929
Connie Hall is born in Walden, Kentucky. She builds a four-year chart run during the early-1960s, ending with her 1963 hit "Fool Me Once"
Jul 3, 1929
R&B vocalist David Lynch is born in St. Louis, Missouri. As the second tenor with The Platters, he becomes part of the 1955 pop hit "Only You (And You Alone)," remade as a country single in 1981 by Reba McEntire
Jul 3, 1929
William "Gil" Wright is born in Nashville. As a member of The Anita Kerr Singers, he provides backing vocals on Bobby Helms' "My Special Angel," Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go"
Jul 9, 1929
Mandolin player Jesse McReynolds is born in Coeburn, Virginia. He joins his brother to form Jim & Jesse, a bluegrass act that begins recording in 1951 and joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964
Jul 9, 1929
Songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood is born in Mannford, Oklahoma. Best known for his work on Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," he produces Sanford Clark's 1956 pop/country crossover hit "The Fool"
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