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Mar 21, 1940
R&B singer Solomon Burke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A minister and creative businessman, his "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Mar 24, 1940
Fashion designer Bob Mackie is born in Monterey Park, California. Noted for his work with Cher, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross, he also designs a white cowboy outfit that becomes associated with country singer Dottie West in the early 1980s
Mar 25, 1940
Anita Bryant is born in Barnsdale, Oklahoma. A second runner-up for Miss America in 1958, she nets a pop hit in 1960 with "Paper Roses," retooled 13 years later as a country hit by Marie Osmond
Mar 27, 1940
Melvin Sloan is born in Wilson County, Tennessee. After the death of his brother Ralph Sloan in 1980, he takes over his sibling's clog-dancing troupe and renames it The Melvin Sloan Dancers, keeping the act in the Grand Ole Opry cast
Mar 27, 1940
Janis Martin is born in Sutherlin, Virginia. She becomes the first female rockabilly star
Apr 4, 1940
Songwriter Sharon Sheeley is born in Los Angeles. Eddie Cochran's girlfriend at the time of his death in 1960, she writes Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool"
Apr 5, 1940
Tommy Cash is born in Dyess, Arkansas, the younger brother of country superstar Johnny Cash. Tommy registers three Top 10 singles in 1970, including "Six White Horses," a tribute to John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King
Apr 10, 1940
Wayne Massey is born in Glendale, California. After appearing as Johnny Drummond on the soap opera "One Life To Live," he marries Charly McClain in 1984, netting a pair of hits when he records duets with her
Apr 18, 1940
Record producer Roy Dea is born in Texas. His credits include: Johnny Rodriguez' "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)," Dickey Lee's "9,999,999 Tears" and Gary Stewart's "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
Apr 20, 1940
Bass player Tim Drummond is born in Bloomington, Illinois. After playing in Conway Twitty's road band, he winds up working for Neil Young, playing on the pop hits "Heart Of Gold" and "Old Man," recorded in Nashville
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