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Jan 18, 1938
Piano player Hargus "Pig" Robbins is born in Spring City, Tennessee. A key Nashville studio musician, he plays on Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" and Dolly Parton's "Jolene," joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012
Jan 22, 1938
Elvis Presley associate Joe Esposito is born in Chicago. Esposito becomes part of The King's entourage, the Memphis Mafia, acting as road manager during his touring years. Esposito also plays guitar on "He Touched Me," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 28, 1938
Bass singer Hurshel Wiginton is born in Hamilton, Alabama. As a member of The Nashville Edition, he provides backing vocals on such titles as Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong" and Randy Travis' "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart"
Jan 28, 1938
Producer Jim Rooney is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Associated with such folk acts as John Prine, Iris DeMent and Nanci Griffith, he co-produces Hal Ketchum's hits, including "Small Town Saturday Night" and "Past The Point Of Rescue"
Jan 30, 1938
Norma Jean Beasler is born near Welliston, Oklahoma. Known professionally as Norma Jean, she becomes a regular on TV's "The Porter Wagoner Show," replaced by Dolly Parton when she leaves the show in 1967 to get married
Feb 2, 1938
Rusty Kershaw is born in Tiel Ridge, Louisiana. He joins brother Doug Kershaw to create the Cajun act Rusty & Doug, which registers four country hits from 1955-1961, including "Louisiana Man" and "Diggy Diggy Lo"
Feb 2, 1938
Songwriter Gene MacLellan is born in Val-d'Or, Quebec. He authors the pop hit "Put Your Hand In The Hand" and Anne Murray's "Snowbird"
Feb 9, 1938
Guitarist Wayne Moss is born in Charleston, West Virginia. He plays on such hits as Eddy Arnold's "Turn The World Around," Jim Ed Brown's "Pop A Top," Loretta Lynn's "Blue Kentucky Girl" and Bobby Bare's "500 Miles Away From Home"
Feb 17, 1938
Banjo player Buck Trent is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A "Hee Haw" cast member, he plays with Bill Carlisle, Porter Wagoner and Roy Clark from the 1950s until 1980, when he goes solo. During his tenure with Wagoner, he invents the electric banjo. Trent also plays on Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene"
Feb 21, 1938
Robert Guidry is born in Abbeville, Louisiana. Under the name Bobby Charles, he writes Fats Domino's "Walking To New Orleans," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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