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Mar 16, 1942

Jerry Jeff Walker is born in Oneonta, New York. He writes The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Mr. Bojangles" and becomes a major force on Austin's progressive country scene

Mar 21, 1942

Carol Lee Cooper is born, the only daughter of singers Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper. She leads the Grand Ole Opry's background vocal group, The Carol Lee Singers, beginning in 1975

Mar 23, 1942

Rock record producer Jimmy Miller is born in Brooklyn. He oversees The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Mar 25, 1942

Aretha Franklin is born in Memphis, Tennessee. Known as the Queen of Soul, she records the first version of "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man," a Barbara Mandrell country hit that also provides a name for Mandrell's band, The Do-Rites

Mar 26, 1942

Songwriter/pianist Larry Butler is born in Pensacola, Florida. He heads United Artists Records in the mid-1970s, and becomes the first country figure to win a Grammy for Record Producer of the Year. His production credits include Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, John Denver and Billie Jo Spears

Mar 30, 1942

Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells have a son, Bobby Wright, delivered in Charleston, West Virginia. He has a minor hit in 1971 with "Here I Go Again" and takes a role in the TV show "McHale's Navy"

Apr 2, 1942

Pop artist Leon Russell is born in Lawton, Oklahoma. He joins Willie Nelson on a 1979 remake of "Heartbreak Hotel," and records two country albums under the assumed name Hank Wilson, a hybrid of Hank Williams and Hank Thompson

Apr 3, 1942

Billy Joe Royal is born in Valdosta, Georgia. Best known for his pop hits "Down In The Boondocks" and "Cherry Hill Park," he crafts a half-dozen Top 10 country singles from 1985-1990, including "Tell It Like It Is" and "Love Has No Right"

Apr 9, 1942

Margo Smith is born in Dayton, Ohio. Tabbed the Tennessee Yodeler, she grabs eight hits in the 1970s--mostly remakes, including covers of "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You," "It Only Hurts For A Little While" and "Little Things Mean A Lot"

Apr 12, 1942

Bass player Larry Ramos is born in Waimea, Hawaii. He joins the Los Angeles pop band The Association in 1967, just in time to sing on "Never My Love." The song is remade as a country hit 11 years later by Vern Gosdin

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