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Feb 5, 1941

Henson Cargill is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After working as a deputy sheriff, he earns his only #1 single in 1968 with the social statement "Skip A Rope"

Feb 6, 1941

Songwriter Earl "Peanutt" Montgomery is born in Wayne County, Tennessee. His credits include Emmylou Harris' "One Of These Days," Tanya Tucker's "What's Your Mama's Name" and George Jones & Tammy Wynette's "We're Gonna Hold On"

Feb 10, 1941

Movie director Michael Apted is born in Aylesbury, England. Among the films he oversees are "Gorillas In The Mist," "Gorky Park," "The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader" and the Loretta Lynn biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter"

Feb 15, 1941

Songwriter Jim Vest is born in Huntsville, Alabama. He writes Billie Jo Spears' 1977 hit "I'm Not Easy"

Feb 15, 1941

Motown songwriter Brian Holland is born in Detroit. With a hand in such classics as "Stop! In The Name Of Love," "Heat Wave" and "Nowhere To Run," his "You Can't Hurry Love" is revisited by The Dixie Chicks for the "Runaway Bride" soundtrack

Feb 20, 1941

Folk singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is born on the Piapot Reservation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She writes Bobby Bare's 1967 country hit "The Piney Wood Hills"

Feb 28, 1941

Pop guitarist Marty Sanders is born. He finds his niche as a member of Jay & The Americans, whose 1964 hit "Come A Little Bit Closer" gets refashioned as a country single in 1977 by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke

Mar 2, 1941

Guitarist Keith Potger is born in Ceylon, Australia. As a member of The Seekers, he plays on a pair of pop hits that will be covered on the country charts by Sonny James: "A World Of Our Own" and "I'll Never Find Another You"

Mar 18, 1941

Margie Bowes is born in Roxboro, North Carolina. After winning a Pet Milk national talent contest, she notches one hit record in 1959: "Poor Old Heartsick Me"

Mar 18, 1941

R&B singer Wilson Pickett is born in Prattville, Alabama. His 1965 classic "In The Midnight Hour" is remade as a country recording in 1984 by Razzy Bailey

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