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    • Apr 7, 1935
    Bobby Bare is born near Ironton, Ohio. He earns a reputation as a champion for songwriters and for quality songs, garnering hits with "500 Miles Away From Home," "Marie Laveau" and "Detroit City," which earns him a Grammy in 1963. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013
    Apr 8, 1935
    Lyricist Fred Ebb is born in New York City. Known for his contributions to the movie "New York, New York" and the Broadway productions "Cabaret" and "Chicago," he also writes Eddy Arnold's 1955 country hit "That Do Make It Nice"
    Apr 12, 1935
    Television executive Gene Weed is born in Dallas, Texas. He becomes a longtime producer of the Academy of Country Music awards and has a hand in such shows as NBC-TV's "Hot Country Nights" and TNN's "Prime Time Country"
    Apr 16, 1935
    Easy-listening pop vocalist Bobby Vinton is born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Known for such hits as "Blue Velvet" and "Mr. Lonely," he also writes Marty Robbins' 1977 country hit "Adios Amigo"
    Apr 18, 1935
    Rock record producer Paul Rothchild is born in Brooklyn. Noted for his work with The Doors and Paul Butterfield, he also produces Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked in a Country Music Foundation book among country's 500 greatest singles
    Apr 22, 1935
    Drummer W.S. "Fluke" Holland is born in Saltillo, Tennessee. He plays on most of Johnny Cash's hits--including "Ring Of Fire," "A Boy Named Sue" and "Folsom Prison Blues"--as well as Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" and The Statler Brothers' "Flowers On The Wall"
    Apr 22, 1935
    Songwriter Jack Nance is born in Newport, Arkansas. He co-writes Conway Twitty's breakthrough 1958 pop hit "It's Only Make Believe"
    May 24, 1935
    Multi-instrumentalist Rusty York is born in Harlan County, Kentucky. He works in both bluegrass and rockabilly, playing guitar and providing background vocals on several Jimmie Skinner country hits from 1957-1960
    Jun 1, 1935
    Frederick Eikerenkoetter is born in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Known as Reverend Ike, the evangelist provides the vocals for one verse of Hank Williams Jr.'s 1986 hit "Mind Your Own Business"
    Jun 1, 1935
    Hazel Dickens is born in Mercer County, West Virginia. A bluegrass and folk vocal icon, she contributes to the movie "Harlan County, U.S.A." and earns a National Heritage Award in 2008



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