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Sep 3, 1933

Tompall Glaser is born in Spalding, Nebraska. He joins Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter on the 1976 album "Wanted: The Outlaws" and has several hits as a member of Tompall & The Glaser Brothers. The Glasers also provide background vocals on Marty Robbins' "El Paso"

Sep 13, 1933

Bass player Lewie Steinberg is born in Memphis. An original member of Booker T. & The MG's, he plays bass on William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water," considered one of country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Sep 18, 1933

Jimmie Rodgers is born in Camas, Washington. Given the same name as The Singing Brakeman, who died four months earlier, Rodgers hits the Top 10 in pop and country during the late 1950s with "Honeycomb" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"

Sep 21, 1933

Janet Buschmann is born in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Under the name Janet Ertel, she rises to prominence with the pop vocal group The Chordettes. Two of their biggest hits, "Mr. Sandman" and "Born To Be With You," will be remade as country hits by Emmylou Harris and Sonny James

Sep 24, 1933

Drummer Mel Taylor is born in Brooklyn, New York. A member of the rock instrumental group The Ventures beginning in 1961, he also handles the sticks on a pair of Buck Owens hits, "My Heart Skips A Beat" and "Together Again"

Sep 25, 1933

Ian Tyson is born in British Columbia, Canada. The folk singer and rodeo cowboy writes Bobby Bare's "Four Strong Winds" and "Someday Soon," a Judy Collins pop recording that becomes a minor country hit for Moe Bandy in 1982 and for Suzy Bogguss in 1991

Sep 28, 1933

Country Johnny Mathis is born in Maud, Texas. He joins Jimmy Lee Fautheree to form Jimmy & Johnny, a duo that scores its only hit, 1954's "If You Don't Somebody Else Will," under a rare country deal with Chicago blues label Chess Records

Sep 30, 1933

Emily Drinkard is born in Newark, New Jersey. As Cissy Houston, she becomes the lead voice for The Sweet Inspirations in 1967, backing Elvis Presley as he returns to live performing in 1969. She leaves the group before the end of that year

Oct 5, 1933

Billy Lee Riley is born in Pocahontas, Arkansas. A respected rockabilly artist in his own right, Riley plays guitar on "The Ways Of A Woman In Love" during a session by Sun Records labelmate Johnny Cash

Oct 21, 1933

Mel Street is born in Grundy, Virginia. He nets a steady stream of major and minor hits on independent labels from 1972-1978, but takes his own life on his 45th birthday

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