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Nov 30, 1937
Record executive and producer Jimmy Bowen is born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. After starting in pop, he works for MCA, Elektra and Capitol, producing hits for George Strait, Reba McEntire, Eddie Rabbitt and Hank Williams Jr., among others
Dec 16, 1937
Jim Glaser is born in Spalding, Nebraska. As a member of Tompall & The Glaser Brothers, he backs Marty Robbins on "El Paso" and earns several hits before chasing a solo career, which earns him a short series of successes in the mid-1980s
Dec 17, 1937
Tommie Lee Guthrie is born in Amarillo, Texas. Using the stage name Tom Tall, he earns a hit by teaming with Ginny Wright on the 1955 single "Are You Mine"
Dec 21, 1937
Drummer Jimmy Van Eaton is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He plays on Sun Records singles by Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Billy Lee Riley and Jerry Lee Lewis, including "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
Dec 22, 1937
Red Steagall is born in Gainesville, Texas. With a career that darts between western swing and cowboy music, he earns his only hit single with 1976's "Lone Star Beer And Bob Wills Music." He's also credited with discovering Reba McEntire
Dec 29, 1937
Actress Mary Tyler Moore is born in Brooklyn, New York. She opens a country label, MTM Records, in the mid-1980s, creating a home for Judy Rodman, Holly Dunn, The Girls Next Door and Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet
Dec 30, 1937
Noel Paul Stookey is born in Baltimore, Maryland. He becomes one-third of Peter, Paul & Mary, a 1960s folk group that earns a minor hit in 1965 with "For Lovin' You," refashioned two years later as a country hit by Waylon Jennings
Dec 30, 1937
Singer/songwriter John Hartford is born in New York. The multi-instrumentalist works primarily in folk and bluegrass throughout his career, though he creates a pop and country standard by writing Glen Campbell's "Gentle On My Mind"
Jan 14, 1938
Billie Jo Spears is born in Beaumont, Texas. After working on The Louisiana Hayride as a teenager, she moves to Nashville in 1964, netting five Top 10 hits, including the #1 single "Blanket On The Ground"
Jan 14, 1938
Allen Toussaint is born in New Orleans. The singer/producer/songwriter contributes to such pop hits as Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya" and LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade," but also writes Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" and Joe Stampley's "All These Things"
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