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Jul 4, 1937

Ray Pillow is born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1966, coinciding with the release of his only Top 10 recording, "I'll Take The Dog," a duet with Jean Shepard

Jul 5, 1937

Banjo player and rhythm guitarist Bobby Thompson is born in Converse, South Carolina. A noted Nashville session musician in the 1970s and '80s, he plays on hits by George Strait, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, among others

Jul 10, 1937

Rockabilly artist Gene Simmons is born in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Signed for a period to the Sun Records label, he co-writes Tim McGraw's 1994 breakthrough single, "Indian Outlaw"

Jul 11, 1937

Songwriter/producer Billy Davis is born in Detroit, Michigan. He writes such hits as "Lonely Teardrops" and "Reet Petite" and produces Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me." He also pens a Coke commercial that Dottie West re-writes as "Country Sunshine"

Jul 19, 1937

George Hamilton IV is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Added to the Grand Ole Opry in 1961, he gains a massive #1 single with "Abilene" in 1963 and earns hits with Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" and Joni Mitchell's "Urge For Going"

Jul 22, 1937

R&B singer Chuck Jackson is born in Latta, South Carolina. His biggest hit comes with his 1962 recording of "Any Day Now," salvaged for the country charts 20 years later by Ronnie Milsap

Jul 30, 1937

Sonny West is born in Lubbock, Texas. He becomes a member of Elvis Presley's entourage, known as the Memphis Mafia. After he's fired, West co-authors the controversial 1977 book "Elvis: What Happened?"

Jul 31, 1937

Bonnie Brown is born in Sparkman, Arkansas. She joins older siblings Maxine and Jim Ed in forming The Browns, whose million-selling crossover hit "The Three Bells" precedes their 1963 induction into the Grand Ole Opry and their 2015 entry in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Aug 2, 1937

Songwriter Ted Harris is born in Lakeland, Florida. His credits include Marie Osmond's "Paper Roses," Charley Pride's "The Happiness Of Having You" and Steve Wariner and Glen Campbell's "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle"

Aug 2, 1937

Keyboard player Garth Hudson is born in Canada. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks the group's "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"

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