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Oct 1, 1942

R&B vocalist Herb Fame is born in Washington, D.C. He makes up one-half of Peaches & Herb, whose signature ballad, "Reunited," is remade as a country hit by Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon in 1979

Oct 24, 1942

Publisher and record producer Don Gant is born. He produces Jimmy Buffett, Lefty Frizzell and Eddy Raven

Oct 27, 1942

Lee Greenwood is born in South Gate, California. The smoky-voiced singer gains the Country Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year in 1983 and '84. He earns numerous pop-tinged hits, topped by his signature anthem "God Bless The U.S.A."

Oct 29, 1942

Singer/songwriter Lee Clayton is born in Russellville, Alabama. Associated with the outlaw movement during the early- and mid-1970s, he writes the Willie Nelson hit "If You Can Touch Her At All"

Nov 6, 1942

Doug Sahm is born in San Antonio, Texas. Grounded in roots music, he contributes to the 1960s pop hit "She's About A Mover" and joins The Texas Tornados, a Tex-Mex group that also features Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez and Augie Meyers

Nov 7, 1942

Pop artist Johnny Rivers is born in New York. Two of his 1960s singles are remade as country hits during the 1980s, as Charley Pride scores with "Mountain Of Love" and Joe Stampley re-visits "The Poor Side Of Town"

Nov 8, 1942

Drummer John Perez is born. He joins the Tex-Mex group The Sir Douglas Quintet during the 1960s, playing on "At The Crossroads," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Nov 16, 1942

Record executive Rick Blackburn is born in Cincinnati. From 1980-1987, he heads CBS Records' country division, working with Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson and Rosanne Cash. In 1989, he takes the helm at Atlantic, handling Tracy Lawrence, Neal McCoy and John Michael Montgomery

Nov 19, 1942

Fashion designer Calvin Klein is born in New York City. He's namechecked in The Bellamy Brothers' 1987 country hit "Kids Of The Baby Boom"

Nov 27, 1942

Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle, Washington. The innovative rock guitarist inspires Billy Joel to write the Garth Brooks hit "Shameless" and gets namechecked in Wynonna's "Girls With Guitars"

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