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Dec 24, 1929
Frenchy "Stoney" Edwards is born in Seminole, Oklahoma. The African-American singer/songwriter's "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 7, 1930
Jack Greene is born in Maryville, Tennessee. The "Jolly Green Giant" plays drums for Ernest Tubb before launching a solo career that leads to Grand Ole Opry membership. "There Goes My Everything" nets Greene three honors from the Country Music Association in 1967
Jan 13, 1930
R&B singer Bobby Lester is born in Louisville, Kentucky. As a founding member of The Moonglows, he sings lead on a 1955 hit version of "Sincerely," a 1988 country single for The Forester Sisters
Jan 27, 1930
R&B singer Bobby "Blue" Bland is born in Rosemark, Tennessee. His 1964 recording of "Share Your Love With Me" is remade by Kenny Rogers as a country hit in 1981
Jan 31, 1930
Record producer and keyboard player Al De Lory is born in Hollywood. He produces many of Glen Campbell's biggest singles, including "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Gentle On My Mind"
Feb 3, 1930
Guitar player Bob Morris is born in Hasty, Arkansas. A member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he also writes the Owens hits "Buckaroo" and "Made In Japan," as well as Sylvia's "The Matador"
Feb 12, 1930
Bluegrass vocalist Harley "Red" Allen is born in Perry County, Kentucky. He works with the likes of Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers, appearing on their bluegrass classic "Ruby, Are You Mad?"
Mar 13, 1930
Singer/songwriter Liz Anderson is born in Roseau, Minnesota. The mother of Lynn Anderson, she writes two of Merle Haggard's first hits: "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and "The Fugitive"
Mar 13, 1930
Lula Grace Johnson is born in West Plains, Missouri. She becomes Jan Howard with her marriage to songwriter Harlan Howard. She nabs several solo hits in the 1960s, then adds four more in duets with Bill Anderson, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1971
Mar 18, 1930
Fiddler Billy Armstrong is born in Streator, Illinois. He plays on the Buck Owens single "Big In Vegas," plus several Hank Thompson hits, including "A Six Pack To Go," "Hangover Tavern" and "Oklahoma Hills"
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