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Dec 25, 1944
Record producer Emory Gordy Jr. is born in Atlanta. The bass player on Elvis Presley's "Burning Love," he goes on to produce his wife, Patty Loveless, plus Alabama, Aaron Tippin, Steve Earle and The Bellamy Brothers, among others
Dec 27, 1944
Blues and country singer Tracy Nelson is born in Madison, Wisconsin. She's no relation to Willie Nelson, but she records a duet with him, "After The Fire Is Gone," that earns the duo a country Grammy nomination in 1975
Jan 3, 1945
Pop musician Stephen Stills is born in Dallas, Texas. Best known for his role in Crosby, Stills & Nash, he is a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, an important band in the growth of country-rock
Jan 4, 1945
Jay Dee Maness is born in Loma Linda, California. He becomes a session steel player and a member of The Desert Rose Band. Among his credits are hits by Buck Owens, Anne Murray and Glen Campbell
Jan 9, 1945
Actor Tom Selleck is born in Detroit, Michigan. Best known for his role in the CBS-TV drama "Magnum P.I.," he's namechecked in the first line of Sammy Kershaw's 1991 debut single, "Cadillac Style"
Jan 24, 1945
Dobro player Curtis Burch is born in Montgomery, Alabama. He appears on Norman Blake's recording of "You Are My Sunshine" in the multi-platinum "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
Feb 6, 1945
Reggae artist Bob Marley is born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. Noted for such songs as "Jammin'," "One Love" and "Three Little Birds," he's referenced in the 2014 Florida Georgia Line single "Sun Daze" and the 2020 Luke Bryan hit "One Margarita"
Feb 18, 1945
Country Music Association executive director Ed Benson is born in Nashville. He becomes the CMA's leader when Jo Walker-Meador retires in 1992 and maintains the post until his own retirement in 2008
Feb 24, 1945
Keyboard player Clarence McDonald is born in Los Angeles. He plays on pop and R&B hits by James Taylor, The Jackson 5, Billy Preston and Al Wilson, he takes part in recording Linda Ronstadt's country remake of "Crazy"
Mar 1, 1945
Arlene Harden, of The Harden Trio, is born in England, Arkansas. The group earns a hit in 1966 with the cheery "Tippy Toeing." As a solo act, she scores another by covering Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman," retitled "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)"
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