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    • Apr 1, 1939
    Songwriter Royce Porter is born in Sweetwater, Texas. He writes such hits as George Strait's "It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You" and "Ocean Front Property," Keith Whitley's "Homecoming '63" and Kenny Chesney's "A Chance"
    Apr 21, 1939
    Songwriter Ernie Maresca is born in The Bronx, New York. He fashions several pop and rock hits for Dion, including "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer," remade as a country hit by Eddie Rabbitt in 1988
    May 14, 1939
    Singer/songwriter Troy Shondell is born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He writes "Still Loving You," a 1973 hit for Bob Luman
    May 18, 1939
    Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton is born in Coffeyville, Kansas. After overseeing Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash," Paxton produces country hits for Vern Gosdin; plays on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and authors Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
    May 23, 1939
    Songwriter Kent Westberry is born in Miami, Florida. He writes Mel Tillis' "Memory Maker" and Gene Watson's "Love In The Hot Afternoon"
    Jun 2, 1939
    Woodwind player Charles Miller is born in Olathe, Kansas. As a member of the 1970s funk band War, he co-writes "Low Rider," which likewise earns him a co-writing credit on Thomas Rhett's "Vacation," built around a similar core instrumental riff
    Jun 6, 1939
    Gary "U.S." Bonds is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The rock singer earns five hits in the 1960s, and another with 1982's "This Little Girl." He also pens Johnny Paycheck's Grammy-nominated "She's All I Got," which Tracy Byrd revives in the 1990s
    Jun 30, 1939
    Pop songwriter and producer Tony Hatch is born in Pinner, England. He authors the Petula Clark hits "Downtown" and "My Love," which Sonny James remakes as a country hit in 1970
    Jul 1, 1939
    Delaney Bramlett is born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. With his wife, Bonnie, he forms Delaney & Bonnie, earning a hit with "Never Ending Song Of Love," which is covered in country by Dickey Lee. He also fathers background singer Bekka Bramlett
    Jul 29, 1939
    Songwriter Gian Piero Reverberi is born in Genoa, Italy. In an odd twist, his song "Last Man Standing," from the 1968 spaghetti-western "Viva! Django," influences the Gnarls Barkely pop hit "Crazy," which in turn influences a Brett Eldredge single, earning Reverberi a co-writing credit on the 2015 country hit "Lose My Mind"



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