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Sep 25, 1931

TV journalist Barbara Walters is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Noted for her ability to draw emotional interview responses from famous people, she's namechecked in the lines of Brad Paisley's "Celebrity"

Oct 1, 1931

Baritone singer Sol Vaccaro is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He becomes a member of The Four Aces, who gain their first pop hit in 1954 with "Mister Sandman." Emmylou Harris re-visits the song in 1981 as a country single

Oct 7, 1931

Fiddler Gordon Terry is born in Decatur, Alabama. He racks up credits with Bill Monroe, Faron Young and Johnny Cash, and performs on a Bob Wills tribute album recorded by Merle Haggard. He also appears in the movie "Honkytonk Man"

Oct 13, 1931

Songwriter Freddy Powers is born in Duncan, Oklahoma. He will author George Jones' "I Always Get Lucky With You" and several Merle Haggard hits, including "Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room" and "A Place To Fall Apart"

Oct 15, 1931

Louis Nunley is born in Sikeston, Missouri. A member of The Anita Kerr Singers, he provides backing vocals on Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World"

Oct 22, 1931

Curly Chalker is born in Enterprise, Alabama. He plays steel guitar on such hits as Lefty Frizzell's "Always Late (With Your Kisses)," Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life," Ray Price's "For The Good Times" and Marie Osmond's "Paper Roses"

Oct 27, 1931

Drummer Roy Burris is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He becomes a member of Merle Haggard's Strangers during the 1960s, co-writing "Okie From Muskogee"

Nov 8, 1931

Record producer Harold Shedd is born in Bremen, Alabama. Among his credits: Alabama's "Mountain Music," K.T. Oslin's "80's Ladies" and Glen Campbell's "A Lady Like You." Plus, he signs Billy Ray Cyrus, The Kentucky HeadHunters and Shania Twain to Mercury

Nov 16, 1931

Folk artist Bob Gibson is born in New York City. He plays a formative role in developing Greenwich Village's coffeehouse circuit and co-writes one country hit, George Hamilton IV's "Abilene"

Nov 24, 1931

Guitarist Tommy Allsup is born in Owasso, Oklahoma. A member of Asleep At The Wheel, The Texas Playboys and Buddy Holly's Crickets, he plays on hits by John Anderson, George Jones, Tanya Tucker and Kenny Rogers, among others

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