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Jun 7, 1940

Pop singer Tom Jones is born in Pontypridd, South Wales. Known for his powerful vocal cords and sexual appeal, he makes brief forays into country with 1977's "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" and 1983's "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)"

Jun 16, 1940

Keyboard player Ron Oates is born in Washington, D.C. He appears on The Kendalls' "Heaven's Just A Sin Away," plus hits by Kenny Rogers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Merle Haggard, Eddy Arnold and Earl Thomas Conley

Jun 23, 1940

Diana Trask is born in Melbourne, Australia. She earns several minor hits in 1973 and '74, including "Say When" and "Lean It All On Me," before moving back to her homeland, where she is a significant star

Jun 26, 1940

Moises "Blondie" Calderon is born in Del Rio, Texas. He spends 34 years as a piano player and bandleader for Ray Price

Jun 29, 1940

Pop songwriter L. Russell Brown is born in Newark, New Jersey. He collects hits in the country charts when Johnny Carver records "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," and when Billy "Crash" Craddock cuts "Knock Three Times" and "'Til The Water Stops Runnin'"

Jul 6, 1940

Jeannie Seely is born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. A year after moving to Nashville, she gains a Top 10 recording with "Don't Touch Me," propelling her to membership in the Grand Ole Opry and a Grammy award

Jul 7, 1940

Drummer Richard Starkey--a.k.a. Ringo Starr--is born in Liverpool, England. He rises to fame as a member of The Beatles, who have songs covered by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Rosanne Cash and Johnny Rodriguez

Jul 8, 1940

Bass player Joe B. Mauldin is born in Lubbock, Texas. As a member of The Crickets, he has a role in such Buddy Holly pop hits as "Maybe Baby" and "Peggy Sue." Mauldin also plays on Billy Walker's 1957 country hit "On My Mind Again"

Jul 15, 1940

Johnny Seay is born in Gulfport, Mississippi. With the stage name Johnny Sea, he crafts three minor hits from 1959-1966, including "Day For Decision," recorded in response to Barry McGuire's protest song "Eve Of Destruction"

Jul 23, 1940

Johnny Darrell is born in Hopewell, Alabama. He has country hits in the 1960s with "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" and "With Pen In Hand"

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