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    • May 26, 1944
    Steel guitarist Gates Nichols is born in New York, New York. He joins Confederate Railroad, whose blend of Southern rock and honky tonk nets the 1990s hits "Trashy Women," "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind" and "Queen Of Memphis"
    May 28, 1944
    Billy Vera is born in Riverside, California. Best known for his 1987 pop single "At This Moment," he writes Dolly Parton's 1979 country hit "I Really Got The Feeling"
    May 28, 1944
    Gary Stewart is born in Letcher County, Kentucky. His raw brand of honky tonk makes him a critics' favorite as he earns three mid-'70s hits. They include the #1 record "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
    May 28, 1944
    R&B singer Gladys Knight is born in Atlanta. She and Bob Luman have simultaneous hits with "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)," while she covers Ray Price's version of "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
    Jun 2, 1944
    Movie composer Marvin Hamlisch is born in New York City. His song "The Entertainer" provides the vehicle for a Chet Atkins Grammy nomination
    Jun 7, 1944
    Guitarist Clarence White is born in Lewiston, Maine. He joins The Byrds in 1968, staying with the pioneering country-rock band until he reforms the bluegrass Kentucky Colonels in 1973
    Jun 21, 1944
    Singer/songwriter Kenny O'Dell is born in Antlers, Oklahoma. A 1996 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he earns a Top 10 single as an artist with "Let's Shake Hands And Come Out Lovin'," and pens Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie And The Rainman" and The Judds' "Mama He's Crazy"
    Jun 22, 1944
    Peter Asher is born in London. After forming one-half of the 1960s pop duo Peter & Gordon, he produces the bulk of Linda Ronstadt's country hits, including "Blue Bayou," "When Will I Be Loved" and "Love Is A Rose"
    Jun 25, 1944
    Songwriter Mike Dekle is born in Panama City, Florida. He authors Kenny Rogers' "Scarlet Fever," Joe Nichols' "Size Matters (Someday)" and Brantley Gilbert's "Country Must Be Country Wide"
    Jul 6, 1944
    Fiddler Byron Berline is born in Caldwell, Kansas. He plays with such acts as Bill Monroe and The Dillards, and takes part in the Emmylou Harris hits "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and "One Of These Days"



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