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Oct 23, 1940

Pop songwriter Ellie Greenwich is born in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to writing such pop hits as "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Hanky Panky" and "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," she also earns success in country music in 1972 when Jody Miller covers "Be My Baby"

Nov 1, 1940

Sgt. Barry Sadler is born in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He joins the Army's Special Forces and serves in Vietnam until his leg is injured in a poisoned booby trap. After returning to the U.S., he writes and records the million-selling single "The Ballad Of The Green Berets"

Nov 4, 1940

Blues-rock singer Delbert McClinton is born in Lubbock, Texas. McClinton teams with Tanya Tucker on the 1993 duet "Tell Me About It" and writes Emmylou Harris' 1978 hit "Two More Bottles Of Wine"

Nov 24, 1940

Johnny Carver is born in Jackson, Mississippi. Graduating from the house band at The Palomino in Los Angeles, he develops a handful of mid-1970s hits, including remakes of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" and "Afternoon Delight"

Nov 28, 1940

Pop singer and songwriter Bruce Channel is born in Jacksonville, Texas. He composes and sings the original version of "Hey! Baby!," covered as a country hit by Anne Murray. He also co-writes hits for Janie Fricke, T.G. Sheppard and John Conlee

Nov 28, 1940

Clem Curtis is born in Trinidad. He's the original lead singer of The Foundations, whose pop hit "Baby, Now That I've Found You" is covered as a Grammy-winning single by Alison Krauss in 1995

Dec 1, 1940

James Uzzell is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He's a founding member of the R&B vocal group The Corsairs, whose 1961 hit "Smoky Places" gets remade for the country audience in 1969 by Billy Walker

Dec 23, 1940

Singer/songwriter Eugene Record is born in Chicago. As a member of the R&B group The Chi-Lites, he writes the 1972 hit "Oh Girl," remade 10 years later for the country audience by Con Hunley

Dec 27, 1940

Songwriter Darrell Staedtler is born in Llano, Texas. He writes George Strait's "A Fire I Can't Put Out" and Billy "Crash" Craddock's "I Love The Blues And The Boogie Woogie," plus a pair of 1960s hits by The Wilburn Brothers

Dec 31, 1940

Van Stoneman is born in Washington, D.C. The son of country innovator Pop Stoneman, he joins with five of his siblings to form The Stoneman Family, winning the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year award in 1967

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