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Oct 31, 1939

Bass vocalist Noel Fox is born in Columbia, Tennessee. He performs for five years as a member of The Oak Ridge Boys. Fox is replaced following his 1972 departure from the group by Richard Sterban

Nov 14, 1939

Singer/songwriter Jim Gilreath is born in Prairie, Mississippi. He writes and records his only Top 40 pop hit, 1963's "Little Band Of Gold," which provides Sonny James with a country hit a dozen years later

Nov 17, 1939

Songwriter and record executive Eddie Reeves is born in Austin, Texas. He pens the Kenny Rogers & Dottie West duet "All I Ever Need Is You" and the Tompall & The Glaser Brothers hit "Rings"

Nov 19, 1939

Bass vocalist Warren "Pete" Moore is born in Detroit. He joins the Motown act The Miracles, whose songs "The Tracks Of My Tears" and "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" become country hits for Linda Ronstadt and Mickey Gilley, respectively

Nov 24, 1939

Guitarist Jim Yester is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He's a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Association, which nabs a hit with "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin turns it into a country success in 1978

Nov 27, 1939

Songwriter Buzz Cason is born in Nashville. Best known for writing the pop-R&B classic "Everlasting Love," he also pens Martina McBride's "Love's The Only House"

Dec 5, 1939

Songwriter Frank Dycus is born in Hardmoney, Kentucky. He writes the George Strait hits "Unwound" and "Marina Del Rey," Mark Chesnutt's "Gonna Get A Life," and the George Jones single "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," among others

Dec 11, 1939

David Gates is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The lead singer of the pop band Bread, he arranges Merle Haggard's hit "Sing Me Back Home" and produces an album for Billy Dean. Joe Stampley remakes Gates' song "Everything I Own" as a country hit

Dec 15, 1939

Cindy Birdsong is born in New Jersey. In 1967, she replaces Florence Ballard in The Supremes, singing on the 1969 single "Someday We'll Be Together," which is eventually re-recorded by Bill Anderson & Jan Howard

Dec 20, 1939

Banjo player Courtney Johnson is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He becomes a founding member of the progressive bluegrass group New Grass Revival

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