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Aug 3, 1937

Jazz bass player Charlie Haden is born in Shenandoah, Iowa. Known for stints with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett, he earns a country Grammy nomination in 2008

Aug 18, 1937

Actor Robert Redford is born in Santa Monica, California. Known for roles in such movies as "The Great Gatsby" and "The Way We Were," he's namechecked in Mel Tillis' "Coca Cola Cowboy," from the movie "Every Which Way But Loose"

Aug 26, 1937

Don Bowman is born in Lubbock, Texas. The singer and comedian begins a recording career in the 1960s, though he's best remembered for co-writing the Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson hit "Just To Satisfy You"

Aug 27, 1937

J.D. Crowe is born in Lexington, Kentucky. His bluegrass band The New South provides a formative stepping stone for such country figures as Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley and Diamond Rio's Gene Johnson

Aug 28, 1937

Bass player Joe Osborn is born in Mound, Louisiana. A session player in Los Angeles and Nashville, he appears on hits by the likes of Ricky Skaggs, Mickey Gilley, Glen Campbell and The Oak Ridge Boys, plus numerous pop records

Sep 10, 1937

Tommy Overstreet is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. An office manager for Dot Records in the late-1960s, he puts together 10 consistent Top 10 hits for the label from 1971-1975, including "Gwen (Congratulations)" and "I'm A Believer"

Sep 25, 1937

Songwriter Don Pfrimmer is born in Great Falls, Montana. He pens Diamond Rio's "Meet In The Middle," Tim McGraw's "All I Want Is A Life" and Lee Roy Parnell's "Love Without Mercy," among others

Sep 26, 1937

Jerry Weintraub is born in Brooklyn, New York. A longtime Elvis Presley associate, he manages John Denver and produces Denver's first movie "Oh, God!" Weintraub also produces George Strait's first picture, "Pure Country"

Sep 28, 1937

Record producer/songwriter Glenn Sutton is born in Hodge, Louisiana. As a writer, he pens such hits as "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)," "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" and "Almost Persuaded," while most of his production credits are for his wife, Lynn Anderson

Oct 4, 1937

Steel player Lloyd Green is born in Mobile, Alabama. He plays with Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Alan Jackson and Johnny Paycheck, among others, and contributes steel to The Byrds' landmark 1968 album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"

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