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Sep 21, 1941

Ott Stephens is born in Ringgold, Georgia. He picks up a country hit in 1963 with "Robert E. Lee"

Sep 26, 1941

David Frizzell is born in El Dorado, Arkansas. The younger brother of Lefty Frizzell, he adds a traditional country element to the genre in the early-1980s on his solo novelty hit "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home" and on duets with Shelly West, beginning with "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma"

Oct 3, 1941

Pop singer Chubby Checker is born with the given name Ernest Evans, in Andrews, South Carolina. He becomes a major star in the early-1960s with "The Twist" and "Let's Twist Again." His 1990s country foray, "Texas Twist," is mostly ignored

Oct 3, 1941

Pop record producer Lenny Waronker is born in Los Angeles. Known for his work with such acts as The Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones and Joni Mitchell, he produces Gordon Lightfoot's country crossover hit "Sundown"

Oct 5, 1941

Tenor Wally Lester is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a member of the 1950s doo-wop group The Skyliners, he's credited as a co-writer on "Since I Don't Have You," which becomes a country hit for Ronnie Milsap in 1991

Oct 13, 1941

Pop singer/songwriter Paul Simon is born in Newark, New Jersey. Known as one-half of Simon & Garfunkel, his "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is remade as a country hit by Buck Owens, while Emmylou Harris covers "The Boxer"

Oct 17, 1941

Earl Thomas Conley is born in Portsmouth, Ohio. After writing hits for Conway Twitty and Mel Street, he fashions a string of his own tuneful singles in the 1980s, including "Fire & Smoke," "That Was A Close One" and "Your Love's On The Line"

Oct 17, 1941

Guitarist Jim Seals is born in Sidney, Texas. A cousin of country singer Dan Seals, he's best known as one half of the 1970s pop duo Seals & Crofts. In 1965, he takes part in Buck Owens' recording session for "Before You Go"

Oct 21, 1941

Guitarist Steve Cropper, of Booker T. & The MG's, is born in Willow Spring, Missouri. A co-writer of "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" and "In The Midnight Hour," he plays on hits by Sam & Dave and The Staple Singers, plus Wynonna's "Rock Bottom"

Nov 2, 1941

Vocalist David Blatt is born in New York. Using the stage name Jay Black, he provides lead vocals for Jay & The Americans' 1964 pop hit "Come A Little Bit Closer," remade for country music in 1977 by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke

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