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Jun 4, 1947

Singer/songwriter Toni Wine is born in Washington Heights, New York. A co-writer of "A Groovy Kind Of Love," she sings background vocals on Willie Nelson's 1982 single "Always On My Mind"

Jun 6, 1947

Terry Williams is born in Swansea, Wales. He joins Kenny Rogers & The First Edition and later sings on a number of Rogers' solo hits, including "I Don't Need You," "Morning Desire" and "Love Will Turn You Around"

Jun 13, 1947

Mary Lou Turner is born in Hazard, Kentucky. A singer with Bill Anderson's road show from 1973-1980, she joins Anderson on a pair of Top 10 singles, "Sometimes" and "That's What Made Me Love You"

Jun 18, 1947

Sandy Posey is born in Jasper, Alabama. After netting two pop hits in the 1960s, she sings on several Elvis Presley recordings in 1969-70, then shifts into country music, with moderate success. In 1991, she marries Elvis Presley impersonator Elvis Wade

Jun 21, 1947

Bass player Tom Evans is born in Liverpool, England. He joins the pop band Badfinger and co-writes the Nilsson pop hit "Without You." T.G. Sheppard remakes it for the country audience in 1983

Jun 22, 1947

Howard Kaylan is born in New York City. He becomes a founding member of the Los Angeles pop band The Turtles, who earn a hit in 1967 with "Happy Together," re-made in 1978 for the country audience by T.G. Sheppard

Jun 28, 1947

Songwriter Kim Williams is born in Kingsport, Tennessee. A 2012 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he creates Randy Travis' "Three Wooden Crosses," Reba McEntire's "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" and Garth Brooks' "Ain't Goin' Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)"

Jul 7, 1947

Songwriter Randy Goodrum is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He authors Anne Murray's "You Needed Me," Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" and Dottie West's "A Lesson In Leavin'"

Jul 10, 1947

Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, New York. The son of Woody Guthrie, he develops his own career as an artist, earning a pop hit in 1972 with Steve Goodman's "City Of New Orleans," later re-recorded by Willie Nelson

Jul 11, 1947

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Hanna is born in Detroit, Michigan. He helps found The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, whose historic 1972 album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" precedes a string of country hits in the 1980s. In addition to writing Dirt Band successes, he co-writes Rascal Flatts' "Bless The Broken Road"

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