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Aug 5, 1941

Songwriter Daniel Moore is born in Walla Walla, Washington. He co-writes "My Maria" with B.W. Stevenson, eventually watching Brooks & Dunn earn a country hit with the song in 1996

Aug 10, 1941

Songwriter Larry Kingston is born in Lafayette, Indiana. He authors such hits as Roy Clark's "Thank God And Greyhound," Johnny Paycheck's "The Lovin' Machine," Ed Bruce's "If It Was Easy" and The Kendalls' "Pittsburgh Stealers"

Aug 11, 1941

Record producer John Simon is born in Norwalk, Connecticut. Among his credits is The Band's "Up On Cripple Creek," recognized among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"

Aug 14, 1941

Connie Smith is born in Elkhart, Indiana. The Grand Ole Opry powerhouse debuts with 1964's "Once A Day," making hits consistently for nine years. In 1997, she marries fellow Opry star Marty Stuart. In 2012, she is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

Aug 14, 1941

David Crosby is born in Los Angeles, California. He co-founds The Byrds in 1964, establishing a band that plays a seminal role in the rise of country-rock, although he leaves the group in 1967, creating Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young a year later

Aug 15, 1941

Don Ulich is born in Olympia, Washington. As Don Rich, he handles lead guitar and harmony vocals for Buck Owens' Buckaroos, who mix rock 'n' roll energy with a honky-tonk base. Rich participates in such hits as "Love's Gonna Live Here," "Together Again," "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" and "Act Naturally"

Sep 9, 1941

Otis Redding is born in Dawson, Georgia. The soul singer's song "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" is re-recorded as a country hit by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

Sep 11, 1941

R&B songwriter Raymond Jackson is born. A major contributor to artists on the Stax label, he lands songs on the country chart as the author of Barbara Mandrell's "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend"

Sep 18, 1941

Priscilla Mitchell is born in Marietta, Georgia. She joins Roy Drusky on the 1965 hit "Yes, Mr. Peters." While married to Jerry Reed, she performs as a background singer under the name Priscilla Hubbard on records by Jim Reeves and Waylon Jennings

Sep 21, 1941

Dickey Lee is born in Memphis. After a 1962 pop hit with "Patches," he notches such '70s country hits as "Rocky" and "9,999,999 Tears." He also writes George Jones' "She Thinks I Still Care," George Strait's "Let's Fall To Pieces Together" and John Schneider's "I've Been Around Enough To Know"

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