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Jan 15, 1950
David Lynn Jones is born in Bexar, Arkansas. Compared by critics to Bruce Springsteen, he earns just one country hit as an artist, with 1987's "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)." He also writes Willie Nelson's "Living In The Promiseland"
Jan 24, 1950
Becky Hobbs is born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Highly regarded, her 11-year country chart span includes a hit duet with Moe Bandy on "Let's Get Over Them Together." She also writes Conway Twitty's "I Want To Know You Before We Make Love"
Jan 28, 1950
Barbara Klein is born in Sacramento, California. Under the name Barbi Benton, she gains fame first as a 1970s Playboy cover girl, then for a 1975 country hit, "Brass Buckles." She also joins the cast of "Hee Haw"
Feb 6, 1950
R&B act Natalie Cole is born to Nat "King" Cole in Los Angeles. She grabs a Country Music Association nomination in 1994 when a duet with Reba McEntire, "Since I Fell For You," appears on "Rhythm Country & Blues," a finalist for Album of the Year
Feb 16, 1950
Record producer and guitarist Paul Worley is born in Nashville. His productions include Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," The Band Perry's "If I Die Young," Martina McBride's "Independence Day" and The Dixie Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces"
Feb 24, 1950
Songwriter/record executive Larry Willoughby is born in Houston, Texas. He writes Waylon Jennings' "The Devil's On The Loose," Eddy Raven's "Operator, Operator" and "Building Bridges" by Brooks & Dunn with Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
Mar 1, 1950
Songwriter/producer/piano player David Foster is born in Victoria, British Columbia. A co-writer of Anne Murray's "Now And Forever (You And Me)," he produces Kenny Rogers and plays on hits by Kevin Sharp, Glen Campbell and Dolly Parton
Mar 2, 1950
Karen Carpenter is born in New Haven, Connecticut. Though primarily a pop act, The Carpenters earn a country hit, 1978's "Sweet, Sweet Smile," written by Juice Newton. Alabama remakes their single "Touch Me When We're Dancing" as a country hit
Mar 5, 1950
Songwriter Tom Russell is born at California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles, California. He writes Suzy Bogguss' 1992 hit "Outbound Plane"
Mar 9, 1950
Sax and flute player Jerry Eubanks is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He joins The Marshall Tucker Band, appearing on the single "Long Hard Ride," which earns a Grammy nomination in the country category in 1977
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