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Nov 15, 1932
Pop singer Petula Clark is born in Epsom, England. Best known for her 1964 release "Downtown," she also earns a 1966 hit with "My Love," later revived in country music by Sonny James
Nov 15, 1932
R&B singer Clyde McPhatter is born in Durham, North Carolina. The original lead vocalist for The Drifters, he pursues a solo career, earning a pop hit in 1958 with "A Lover's Question." Jacky Ward revives it in country music in 1978
Nov 25, 1932
Songwriter Glenn Reeves is born in Shamrock, Texas. He writes Faron Young's 1957 single "I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die"
Nov 30, 1932
Bass player Bob Moore is born in Nashville. A member of Nashville's "A-Team" of studio musicians, his hundreds of credits include hits by Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley and Loretta Lynn
Dec 5, 1932
R&B singer Richard Penniman is born in Macon, Georgia. As Little Richard, he gains a Country Music Association nomination after appearing on the 1994 album "Rhythm Country & Blues." Two of his songs are remade in country: "Slippin' And Slidin'," by Billy "Crash" Craddock; and "Lucille," by Waylon Jennings
Dec 7, 1932
Singer/songwriter Hugh X. Lewis is born in Yeaddiss, Kentucky. He writes Stonewall Jackson's "B.J. The D.J." and appears in such films as "Forty-Acre Feud," "Gold Guitar" and "Cottonpickin' Chicken-Pluckers"
Dec 9, 1932
Billy Edd Wheeler is born in Whitesville, West Virginia. He scores a novelty hit in 1964 with "Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back." He also writes "Jackson" for Johnny Cash & June Carter, and "Coward Of The County" for Kenny Rogers
Dec 14, 1932
Charlie Rich is born in Forrest City, Arkansas. Nicknamed The Silver Fox, he works in jazz and pop music before finding a home in country, where he earns the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award in 1974
Dec 28, 1932
Dorsey Burnette is born in Memphis, Tennessee. As a member of Johnny Burnette And The Rock & Roll Trio, he plays a seminal role in the growth of rockabilly. He also writes Glen Campbell's "Hey Little One"
Jan 11, 1933
Goldie Hill is born in Karnes City, Texas. Nicknamed "The Golden Hillbilly," she earns a #1 record in 1953 with "I Let The Stars Get In My Eyes," and a duet hit with Justin Tubb, "Looking Back To See," before marrying Carl Smith in 1957 and retiring
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