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Aug 6, 1935
Record producer Ron Chancey is born. He's behind the glass for a ream of hits by The Oak Ridge Boys, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Conway Twitty and Ricochet
Nov 30, 1935
Songwriter/producer George Richey is born in Freeman, Arkansas. Best known as Tammy Wynette's husband, he writes George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" and Lorrie Morgan's "A Picture Of Me (Without You)"
Nov 5, 1936
Songwriter/producer Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama. He writes "Stand By Your Man," "Almost Persuaded" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," among others, and produces such acts as George Jones, Johnny Paycheck and Marty Robbins, earning induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame
May 12, 1937
Record producer Bob Montgomery is born in Lampasas, Texas. He writes Eddy Arnold's "Misty Blue," and produces Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey," Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe" and Janie Fricke's "He's A Heartache (Lookin' For A Place To Happen)"
Jun 12, 1937
Producer Chips Moman is born in LaGrange, Georgia. He writes "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" and produces hits for Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, among others
Jul 11, 1937
Songwriter/producer Billy Davis is born in Detroit, Michigan. He writes such hits as "Lonely Teardrops" and "Reet Petite" and produces Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me." He also pens a Coke commercial that Dottie West re-writes as "Country Sunshine"
Sep 28, 1937
Record producer/songwriter Glenn Sutton is born in Hodge, Louisiana. As a writer, he pens such hits as "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)," "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" and "Almost Persuaded," while most of his production credits are for his wife, Lynn Anderson
Nov 30, 1937
Record executive and producer Jimmy Bowen is born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. After starting in pop, he works for MCA, Elektra and Capitol, producing hits for George Strait, Reba McEntire, Eddie Rabbitt and Hank Williams Jr., among others
Jan 28, 1938
Producer Jim Rooney is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Associated with such folk acts as John Prine, Iris DeMent and Nanci Griffith, he co-produces Hal Ketchum's hits, including "Small Town Saturday Night" and "Past The Point Of Rescue"
Mar 11, 1938
Songwriter Joe Brooks is born in New York City. He writes the Oscar-winning movie theme "You Light Up My Life," a 1977 country hit for Debby Boone
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