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    • Apr 23, 1942
    "Gidget" actress Alexandra Zuck is born in Bayonne, New Jersey. She's referenced by her stage name, Sandra Dee, when Rodney Crowell writes Waylon Jennings' 1980 hit "I Ain't Living Long Like This"
    Apr 24, 1942
    Pop singer and actress Barbra Streisand is born in Brooklyn, New York. She casts Kris Kristofferson as her co-star in her 1976 remake of "A Star Is Born" after Colonel Tom Parker negotiates Elvis Presley out of the role
    Apr 27, 1942
    Rock drummer Jim Keltner is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Known for his work with John Lennon, George Harrison and Art Garfunkel, he also plays on a series of Dolly Parton hits in the late-1970s
    May 4, 1942
    R&B songwriter Nickolas Ashford is born in Fairfield, South Carolina. His credits include "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing," recorded by Vince Gill & Gladys Knight for the CMA-nominated album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    May 5, 1942
    Virginia Wynette Pugh--alias Tammy Wynette--is born in Itawamba County, Mississippi. The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, nicknamed the First Lady of Country Music, succeeds with a pain-soaked vocal style, exemplified in "Another Lonely Song," "'Til I Get It Right" and "Stand By Your Man"
    May 8, 1942
    Jack Blanchard is born in Buffalo, New York. He marries Misty Morgan, with whom he gains a novelty hit with "Tennessee Bird Walk" in 1970
    May 12, 1942
    Billy Swan is born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A one-time security guard at Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion and longtime guitarist for Kris Kristofferson, he gains a #1 pop and country hit in 1974 with "I Can Help"
    May 15, 1942
    K.T. Oslin is born in Crossett, Arkansas. Songs such as "80's Ladies," "Hold Me" and "Come Next Monday" make her a voice for serious women's issues in the 20th century's final two decades
    May 18, 1942
    Rodney Dillard is born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He plays guitar for The Dillards, a bluegrass group that influences The Eagles and gains prominence in its role as The Darlings on "The Andy Griffith Show"
    May 18, 1942
    Pop artist Albert Hammond is born in London, England. Raised in Spain, he gains his biggest hit as an artist with "It Never Rains In Southern California," but also co-writes the Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson hit "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"



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