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Sep 28, 1930
Leonard Sipes is born near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Under the name Tommy Collins, he nets five hits from 1954-1966. He also writes such hits as "Carolyn," "The Roots Of My Raising" and "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
Sep 29, 1930
Songwriter and guitarist Billy Strange is born in Long Beach, California. A studio musician with the Wrecking Crew, he plays on country hits by Rose Maddox, Skeets McDonald and Jerry Lee Lewis
Oct 24, 1930
J.P. Richardson--a.k.a. "The Big Bopper"--is born in Sabine Pass, Texas. Known for his pop hit "Chantilly Lace," he writes Hank Snow's "Beggar To A King," George Jones' "White Lightning" and Sonny James' "Running Bear"
Oct 28, 1930
Guitarist Tommy Tomlinson is born in Hampton, Arkansas. He appears on most of Johnny Horton's recordings, including "Sink The Bismarck," "North To Alaska" and "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Nov 11, 1930
Guitarist Hank Garland is born in Cowpens, South Carolina. As a member of Nashville's "A-Team," he plays on Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go," Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" and Johnny Horton's "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Nov 20, 1930
Songwriter Curly Putman is born in Princeton, Alabama. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he pens Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Moe Bandy's "It's A Cheating Situation," Porter Wagoner's "Green, Green Grass Of Home" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Nov 28, 1930
Songwriter A.L. "Doodle" Owens is born in Waco, Texas. He pens Charley Pride's "All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)," George Jones' "Wine Colored Roses" and Doug Stone's "Fourteen Minutes Old," entering the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999
Dec 13, 1930
Buck White, of The Whites, is born in Oklahoma City. Along with daughters Cheryl and Sharon, he earns bluegrass-inflected hits in the early-1980s with "Hangin' Around," "You Put The Blue In Me" and "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling"
Dec 17, 1930
Frankie Miller is born in Victoria, Texas. He scores Top 10 hits in 1959 with "Black Land Farmer" and "Family Man"
Dec 30, 1930
Steel guitarist Orville "Red" Rhodes is born in East Alton, Illinois. He wins four Academy of Country Music Awards as a musician in the 1960s and '70s
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