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Mar 22, 1935

Steel guitarist Bobby Garrett is born in Dallas, Texas. He plays on a number of hits in the late-1950s and early-'60s by Jim Reeves, Hank Thompson and Ernest Tubb

Mar 24, 1935

Bass player Carol Kaye is born in Everett, Washington. One of the session players in the West Coast's Wrecking Crew, she appears on records by The Beach Boys, The Righteous Brothers and Nancy Sinatra, plus Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman"

Apr 22, 1935

Drummer W.S. "Fluke" Holland is born in Saltillo, Tennessee. He plays on most of Johnny Cash's hits--including "Ring Of Fire," "A Boy Named Sue" and "Folsom Prison Blues"--as well as Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" and The Statler Brothers' "Flowers On The Wall"

May 24, 1935

Multi-instrumentalist Rusty York is born in Harlan County, Kentucky. He works in both bluegrass and rockabilly, playing guitar and providing background vocals on several Jimmie Skinner country hits from 1957-1960

Jun 9, 1935

Guitarist Jimmy "Spider" Wilson is born in Nashville. He becomes a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band and plays on Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," Ray Price's "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You" and Faron Young's "Sweet Dreams"

Sep 6, 1935

Guitarist Paul Yandell is born in Mayfield, Kentucky. A longtime sideman for Chet Atkins, he plays on country hits by Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed and The Louvin Brothers

Oct 1, 1935

Singer/guitarist Ray Sanders is born in St. John, Kentucky. He lands on the country charts more than 10 times in the 1960s and '70s as an artist and plays on the Ray Price hits "The Same Old Me" and "Under Your Spell Again"

Nov 27, 1935

Drummer Al Jackson Jr. is born in Memphis. A member of Booker T. & The MG's, he plays on hundreds of soul hits, including Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"

Dec 11, 1935

Steel player Tom Brumley is born in Powell, Missouri. He becomes a longtime member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, appearing on such classics as "Together Again," "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" and "Buckaroo." He also plays on hits by Rick Nelson and Dwight Yoakam

Jan 11, 1936

Guitarist Jody Payne is born in Garrard County, Kentucky. He joins Willie Nelson's band in November 1973, playing on such hits as "Whiskey River," "Georgia On My Mind," "All Of Me" and "Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground"

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