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Sep 6, 1944

Bill Ivey is born in Detroit. He runs the Country Music Foundation--the educational arm of the country industry--from 1971-1997, before becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts

Sep 12, 1944

R&B singer Barry White is born in Galveston, Texas. He gets mentioned in the bridge of "Old Alabama," Brad Paisley's 2011 collaboration with Alabama

Sep 22, 1944

Recording engineer Roger Nichols is born in Oakland, California. A Grammy winner for his work with Steely Dan, he participates in albums for Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell and John Denver, producing Denver's "Dreamland Express"

Sep 29, 1944

Film and TV composer Mike Post is born in Los Angeles. The creator of the themes to "Hill Street Blues" and "The Rockford Files," he also produces several Dolly Parton hits, including "But You Know I Love You" and "Tennessee Homesick Blues"

Oct 4, 1944

Songwriter Larry Collins is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His credits include Tanya Tucker's "Pecos Promenade" and "Delta Dawn," and David Frizzell & Shelly West's "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma"

Oct 8, 1944

Susan Raye is born in Eugene, Oregon. An associate of Buck Owens and a member of the "Hee Haw" cast in the 1970s, she nets several hits during the decade, including her best-known work "L.A. International Airport"

Oct 25, 1944

Kathy Nivert is born in Washington, D.C. Under the name Taffy Danoff, she writes John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)." She also founds The Starland Vocal Band, whose pop hit "Afternoon Delight" is remade as a country single by Johnny Carver

Oct 31, 1944

Kinky Friedman is born in Chicago. His irreverent career outside the mainstream yields the controversial "Ride 'Em Jewboy," "Get Your Biscuits In The Oven (And Your Buns In The Bed)" and "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore"

Nov 8, 1944

Bonnie Bramlett is born in Acton, Illinois. As one-half of Delaney & Bonnie, she sings on the 1971 pop hit "Never Ending Song Of Love," remade in country music the same year by Dickey Lee. She also joins Earl Scruggs on a 1975 anniversary album

Nov 10, 1944

Lyricist Tim Rice is born in Amersham, England. Noted for his work with Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, he also co-writes "Written In The Stars," a song from "Aida" which LeAnn Rimes records in a 1999 duet with Elton John

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